- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
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百足之虫死而不僵
百足之虫死而不僵
a centipede dies but never falls down
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
a centipede dies but never falls down
- ，。
A centipede dies but does not become rigid, a metaphor for how a person or thing has very strong vitality.
- 貳名noun
old institutions die hard
- ，。
A centipede with a hundred feet dies but does not become stiff; old forces are very difficult to completely eliminate.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
百足之虫死而不僵
Traditional百足之蟲死而不僵
a centipede dies but never falls down
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
a centipede dies but never falls down
- ，。
A centipede dies but does not become rigid, a metaphor for how a person or thing has very strong vitality.
- 貳名noun
old institutions die hard
- ，。
A centipede with a hundred feet dies but does not become stiff; old forces are very difficult to completely eliminate.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
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- 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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