- 生(life; sprouting)ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a sprout pushing up through the soil, symbolizing life and growth.
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舍生取义
舍生取义
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
- 。
Sacrificing one's life for righteousness is the act of a hero.
- 貳动verb
to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
- ，。
He sacrificed his life for righteousness and protected the nation.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
舍生取义
Traditional捨生取義
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
- 。
Sacrificing one's life for righteousness is the act of a hero.
- 貳动verb
to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
- ，。
He sacrificed his life for righteousness and protected the nation.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 生(life; sprouting)ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a sprout pushing up through the soil, symbolizing life and growth.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
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