- 田(field; farmland)RADICAL
- 力(strength; power)ASSOCIATIVE
A man is a person who uses strength to plow the fields.
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男女授受不亲
男女授受不亲
men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
- ，。
Men and women should not touch each other in giving and receiving, this is an ancient tradition.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman kneeling; kneeling figure)ASSOCIATIVE
The character for woman depicts a female person kneeling with arms crossed, symbolizing the feminine gender.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 爫(hand (from above))ASSOCIATIVE
- 冖(thing given; gift)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(hand (from below))RADICAL
The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.
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- 立(stand upright; erect)ASSOCIATIVE
- 木(wood; tree)RADICAL
A relative is someone who always stands close beside the family house, intimate as flesh and blood.
男女授受不亲
Traditional男女授受不親
men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius)
- ，。
Men and women should not touch each other in giving and receiving, this is an ancient tradition.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(field; farmland)RADICAL
- 力(strength; power)ASSOCIATIVE
A man is a person who uses strength to plow the fields.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman kneeling; kneeling figure)ASSOCIATIVE
The character for woman depicts a female person kneeling with arms crossed, symbolizing the feminine gender.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 爫(hand (from above))ASSOCIATIVE
- 冖(thing given; gift)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(hand (from below))RADICAL
The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.
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- 立(stand upright; erect)ASSOCIATIVE
- 木(wood; tree)RADICAL
A relative is someone who always stands close beside the family house, intimate as flesh and blood.
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