- 一(horizontal stroke; line; border)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(frame; outline)ASSOCIATIVE
- 田(field; square)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.
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画地自限
画地自限
lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
- 。
We should not impose artificial limits on ourselves.
- 貳动verb
fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
- 。
We shouldn't limit ourselves by drawing boundaries.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(mound; region of land)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; firm)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A tall earthen wall stands firmly to block everything and create an impassable boundary.
画地自限
Traditional畫地自限
lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
- 。
We should not impose artificial limits on ourselves.
- 貳动verb
fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
- 。
We shouldn't limit ourselves by drawing boundaries.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal stroke; line; border)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(frame; outline)ASSOCIATIVE
- 田(field; square)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(mound; region of land)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; firm)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A tall earthen wall stands firmly to block everything and create an impassable boundary.
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