- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 洛(Luo River (sound and meaning of falling into water))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
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落花有意，流水无情
落花有意，流水无情
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
- ，。
Falling flowers have affection, flowing water is indifferent.
- 貳形adjective
fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
- ，。
Falling flowers have intention, flowing water has no heart.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 化(change; transform)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A flower is grass and trees transformed into the most brilliant and beautiful appearance.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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- 忄(heart; emotion)RADICAL
- 青(blue-green; pure; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Pure emotion like clear blue sky comes from the heart.
落花有意，流水无情
Traditional落花有意，流水無情
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)
- ，。
Falling flowers have affection, flowing water is indifferent.
- 貳形adjective
fig. one side is willing, yet the other one remains indifferent (usually of unrequited love)
- ，。
Falling flowers have intention, flowing water has no heart.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 洛(Luo River (sound and meaning of falling into water))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 化(change; transform)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A flower is grass and trees transformed into the most brilliant and beautiful appearance.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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- 忄(heart; emotion)RADICAL
- 青(blue-green; pure; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Pure emotion like clear blue sky comes from the heart.
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