- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 及(reach; attain; catch up)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An extreme point is the uttermost end of a wooden pole, where a hand just barely reaches.
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物极必反
物极必反
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
- ，。
When things reach an extreme, they must reverse course; this is a law of nature.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart; mind)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke passing through)ASSOCIATIVE
A stroke piercing straight through the heart is what must inevitably happen.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 厂(steep rock wall; cliff)RADICAL
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.
物极必反
Traditional物極必反
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
- ，。
When things reach an extreme, they must reverse course; this is a law of nature.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 及(reach; attain; catch up)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An extreme point is the uttermost end of a wooden pole, where a hand just barely reaches.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart; mind)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke passing through)ASSOCIATIVE
A stroke piercing straight through the heart is what must inevitably happen.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 厂(steep rock wall; cliff)RADICAL
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.
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