- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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自愧不如
自愧不如
ashamed of being inferior (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
ashamed of being inferior (idiom)
- 。
I consider myself inferior to him.
- 貳形adjective
to feel inferior to others
- ，。
He felt inferior, so he didn't participate in the competition.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
自愧不如
Traditional自
ashamed of being inferior (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
ashamed of being inferior (idiom)
- 。
I consider myself inferior to him.
- 貳形adjective
to feel inferior to others
- ，。
He felt inferior, so he didn't participate in the competition.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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