- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
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磨刀不误砍柴工
磨刀不误砍柴工
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
- ，。
Sharpening the axe does not delay the wood-cutting work; advance preparation is very important.
- 貳名noun
fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
- 。
Sharpening the blade does not delay the work of chopping wood.
- 參名noun
a beard well lathered is half shaved
- 。
Sharpening the blade does not delay the wood-chopping work.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
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.
磨刀不误砍柴工
Traditional磨刀不誤砍柴工
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom)
- ，。
Sharpening the axe does not delay the wood-cutting work; advance preparation is very important.
- 貳名noun
fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
- 。
Sharpening the blade does not delay the work of chopping wood.
- 參名noun
a beard well lathered is half shaved
- 。
Sharpening the blade does not delay the wood-chopping work.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
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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