- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
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行百里者半九十
行百里者半九十
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
- ，。
Those who travel a hundred miles are only halfway there at ninety, and one cannot abandon a task midway.
- 貳名noun
fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
- ，。
Those who walk a hundred miles are only halfway there at ninety, so one must persist to the end in all endeavors.
- 參名noun
a task is not done until it's done
- ，。
Those who travel a hundred miles are only halfway there at ninety, and in all endeavors one must have a beginning and an end.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 九(number nine; bent arm)ASSOCIATIVE
Nine bent fingers curve like an ancient person's arm used to count the largest number.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(number ten; cross shape)ASSOCIATIVE
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
行百里者半九十
Traditional行
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom)
- ，。
Those who travel a hundred miles are only halfway there at ninety, and one cannot abandon a task midway.
- 貳名noun
fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets
- ，。
Those who walk a hundred miles are only halfway there at ninety, so one must persist to the end in all endeavors.
- 參名noun
a task is not done until it's done
- ，。
Those who travel a hundred miles are only halfway there at ninety, and in all endeavors one must have a beginning and an end.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 九(number nine; bent arm)ASSOCIATIVE
Nine bent fingers curve like an ancient person's arm used to count the largest number.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(number ten; cross shape)ASSOCIATIVE
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
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