- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
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牛不喝水强按头
牛不喝水强按头
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)
- ，。
You can't force someone to do something against their will, just like you can't force a cow to drink water by pushing its head down.
- 貳动verb
fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
- ，。
You can't force him to do something against his will, just like you can't force a cow to drink water by pushing its head down.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archery weapon)RADICAL
- 厶(private; contract; withdraw)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)ASSOCIATIVE
A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 安(peaceful; stable)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to press down gently to keep everything stable in place.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
牛不喝水强按头
Traditional牛不喝水強按頭
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to try to make an ox drink by forcing its head down to the water (idiom)
- ，。
You can't force someone to do something against their will, just like you can't force a cow to drink water by pushing its head down.
- 貳动verb
fig. to try to impose one's will on sb
- ，。
You can't force him to do something against his will, just like you can't force a cow to drink water by pushing its head down.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archery weapon)RADICAL
- 厶(private; contract; withdraw)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)ASSOCIATIVE
A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 安(peaceful; stable)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to press down gently to keep everything stable in place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
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