- 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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苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
- 。
Flies do not sting eggs without cracks.
- 貳名noun
fig. no smoke without a fire
- 。
Flies will not land on an egg without cracks.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(thread; string)RADICAL
- 逢(meet; encounter)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Sewing stitches use thread going through each stitch, meeting two pieces of fabric together.
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
Traditional蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋
lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
- 。
Flies do not sting eggs without cracks.
- 貳名noun
fig. no smoke without a fire
- 。
Flies will not land on an egg without cracks.
STROKE ORDER
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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- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(thread; string)RADICAL
- 逢(meet; encounter)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Sewing stitches use thread going through each stitch, meeting two pieces of fabric together.
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