- 牛(cattle; ox; buffalo)RADICAL
- 冖(cloth cover; binding cord)ASSOCIATIVE
- 大(large robe; person with outstretched arms)ASSOCIATIVE
An adult uses a rope to pull an ox along, which is the meaning of the character for "pull" or "lead."
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牵一发而动全身
牵一发而动全身
lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
- ，。
Pulling one hair sets the whole body in motion; this decision is very important.
- 貳形adjective
fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system
- ，。
A small change can affect the entire system, so we must be careful.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archer)RADICAL
- 癶(two legs step out)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; put in)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; precious jade)ASSOCIATIVE
Placing precious jade into the king's treasure vault symbolizes completeness and wholeness.
牵一发而动全身
Traditional牽一髮而動全身
lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
- ，。
Pulling one hair sets the whole body in motion; this decision is very important.
- 貳形adjective
fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system
- ，。
A small change can affect the entire system, so we must be careful.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(cattle; ox; buffalo)RADICAL
- 冖(cloth cover; binding cord)ASSOCIATIVE
- 大(large robe; person with outstretched arms)ASSOCIATIVE
An adult uses a rope to pull an ox along, which is the meaning of the character for "pull" or "lead."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archer)RADICAL
- 癶(two legs step out)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; put in)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; precious jade)ASSOCIATIVE
Placing precious jade into the king's treasure vault symbolizes completeness and wholeness.
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