- 皿(bowl; dish)RADICAL
- 丿(drop of blood; blood drop)ASSOCIATIVE
Blood is a small red drop of liquid flowing down into a bowl—picturing blood dripping into a vessel.
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血浓于水
血浓于水
blood is thicker than water
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
blood is thicker than water
- ，。
Blood is thicker than water, family is the most important.
- 貳形adjective
fig. family ties are closer than social relations
- ，。
Blood is thicker than water, family will always be the most important.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
血浓于水
Traditional血濃於水
blood is thicker than water
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
blood is thicker than water
- ，。
Blood is thicker than water, family is the most important.
- 貳形adjective
fig. family ties are closer than social relations
- ，。
Blood is thicker than water, family will always be the most important.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皿(bowl; dish)RADICAL
- 丿(drop of blood; blood drop)ASSOCIATIVE
Blood is a small red drop of liquid flowing down into a bowl—picturing blood dripping into a vessel.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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