Rituals are sacred rules offered up to the spirits.
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礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
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A light gift but heavy affection, sending goose feathers across a thousand miles.
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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- 里(village; mile)RADICAL
- 千(thousand; many)ASSOCIATIVE
Heavy as carrying a thousand miles of road on your shoulders.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛
Traditional禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
- ，。
A light gift but heavy affection, sending goose feathers across a thousand miles.
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- 里(village; mile)RADICAL
- 千(thousand; many)ASSOCIATIVE
Heavy as carrying a thousand miles of road on your shoulders.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
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