- 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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牛不喝水难按角
牛不喝水难按角
(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
- 。
You can lead a cow to water but you cannot make it drink.
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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- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
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- ⺈(blade (upper part); blade edge (top))ASSOCIATIVE
- 用(use; employ)ASSOCIATIVE
A sharp horn like a knife blade is used for stabbing, resembling the pointed horn of an animal.
牛不喝水难按角
Traditional牛不喝水難按角
(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(idiom) you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink
- 。
You can lead a cow to water but you cannot make it drink.
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- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
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- ⺈(blade (upper part); blade edge (top))ASSOCIATIVE
- 用(use; employ)ASSOCIATIVE
A sharp horn like a knife blade is used for stabbing, resembling the pointed horn of an animal.
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