- 米(rice)RADICAL
- 青(green and pure; clear and clean)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.
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精诚所至，金石为开
精诚所至，金石为开
lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
- ，。
Where sincerity reaches, even metal and stone will open.
- 貳形adjective
fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; hit target)ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(small curved object; arrowhead tail)ASSOCIATIVE
- 土(earth; ground; destination)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow flying downward and piercing into the earth represents arrival at a destination.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal line (barrier))ASSOCIATIVE
- 廾(two hands lift up)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands push up the barrier together to open it.
精诚所至，金石为开
Traditional精誠所至，金石為開
lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
- ，。
Where sincerity reaches, even metal and stone will open.
- 貳形adjective
fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(rice)RADICAL
- 青(green and pure; clear and clean)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; hit target)ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(small curved object; arrowhead tail)ASSOCIATIVE
- 土(earth; ground; destination)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow flying downward and piercing into the earth represents arrival at a destination.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal line (barrier))ASSOCIATIVE
- 廾(two hands lift up)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands push up the barrier together to open it.
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