- 羊(goat/sheep (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 'sheep' depicts a sheep with curved horns and body, symbolizing gentleness and docility.
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羊毛出在羊身上
羊毛出在羊身上
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
- ，。
The wool comes from the sheep, and in the end you still have to pay for it yourself.
- 貳副adverb
Nothing comes for free.
- ，。
The money ultimately comes from the consumers, so this amount will eventually come back to us anyway.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
羊毛出在羊身上
Traditional羊
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. wool comes from the sheep's back (idiom); One gets the benefit, but the price has been paid.
- ，。
The wool comes from the sheep, and in the end you still have to pay for it yourself.
- 貳副adverb
Nothing comes for free.
- ，。
The money ultimately comes from the consumers, so this amount will eventually come back to us anyway.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat/sheep (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 'sheep' depicts a sheep with curved horns and body, symbolizing gentleness and docility.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
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