- 缶(jar; pot)RADICAL
- 夬(decide; separate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vase that cracks and breaks apart becomes defective and missing a part.
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缺一不可
缺一不可
not a single one is dispensable
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
not a single one is dispensable
- 。
These conditions are all essential and cannot be dispensed with.
- 貳形adjective
can't do without either
- 。
These two conditions are both indispensable.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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.
缺一不可
Traditional缺
not a single one is dispensable
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
not a single one is dispensable
- 。
These conditions are all essential and cannot be dispensed with.
- 貳形adjective
can't do without either
- 。
These two conditions are both indispensable.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 缶(jar; pot)RADICAL
- 夬(decide; separate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vase that cracks and breaks apart becomes defective and missing a part.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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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