- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
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虎毒不食子
虎毒不食子
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
- ，。
Even a poisonous tiger will not eat its own offspring, and people are the same way.
- 貳形adjective
even wild beasts look after their young
- ，。
Even a fierce tiger will not devour its own cubs, so you cannot treat your child this way.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 母(mother; origin)RADICAL
- 龶(toxic grass; harmful plant)ASSOCIATIVE
A toxic plant grows from the earth like a mother nurturing life, but carries deadly poison.
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.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
虎毒不食子
Traditional虎
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom)
- ，。
Even a poisonous tiger will not eat its own offspring, and people are the same way.
- 貳形adjective
even wild beasts look after their young
- ，。
Even a fierce tiger will not devour its own cubs, so you cannot treat your child this way.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 母(mother; origin)RADICAL
- 龶(toxic grass; harmful plant)ASSOCIATIVE
A toxic plant grows from the earth like a mother nurturing life, but carries deadly poison.
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- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
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