- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
If the father is a hero, the son will be a good man; if the father is a reactionary, the son will be a bastard.
fig. like father, like son
Like father, like son; a hero for a father makes a good son, a reactionary father makes a bastard son.
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
A woman standing beside her child represents the most beautiful and happy image.
A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.
Water flows chaotic and crowded like a bustling swarm of insects.
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
If the father is a hero, the son will be a good man; if the father is a reactionary, the son will be a bastard.
fig. like father, like son
Like father, like son; a hero for a father makes a good son, a reactionary father makes a bastard son.
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
A woman standing beside her child represents the most beautiful and happy image.
A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.
Water flows chaotic and crowded like a bustling swarm of insects.
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