- 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
- 中(in the middle; hit; strike)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Scattering rice seeds down the middle of a furrow is the action of sowing.
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种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
- 貳
One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
- 參形adjective
You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
- ，。
You reap what you sow.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 瓜(melon; gourd (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
Traditional種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
- 貳
One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
- 參形adjective
You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
- ，。
You reap what you sow.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
- 中(in the middle; hit; strike)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Scattering rice seeds down the middle of a furrow is the action of sowing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 瓜(melon; gourd (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
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