- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 本(root; fundamental)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
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笨鸟先飞
笨鸟先飞
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
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A slow bird must fly early; he studies hard every day.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鳥(bird (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a bird with an eye, body, wings, and four flame-like dots representing its feathered tail.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 飛(bird flying; wings spread (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Draw a picture of a bird spreading its wings and flying up into the sky.
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笨鸟先飞
Traditional笨鳥先飛
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
- ，。
A slow bird must fly early; he studies hard every day.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 本(root; fundamental)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鳥(bird (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a bird with an eye, body, wings, and four flame-like dots representing its feathered tail.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 飛(bird flying; wings spread (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Draw a picture of a bird spreading its wings and flying up into the sky.
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