- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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知人者智，自知者明
知人者智，自知者明
those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
- ，。
One who understands others is wise, and one who understands oneself is enlightened.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
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.
知人者智，自知者明
Traditional知
those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
those who understand others are intelligent, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
- ，。
One who understands others is wise, and one who understands oneself is enlightened.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
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.
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