- 衣(clothing; garment)RADICAL
- 果(fruit; result)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Wrapping a bolt of cloth tightly around a tree ball shows how to bundle or wrap something securely.
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裹足不前
裹足不前
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 。
We cannot stand still and fail to make progress.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
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- 刖(chop off leg (punishment))RADICAL
- 丷(two strokes indicating progress)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; foundation)ASSOCIATIVE
Ahead lies the path we step forward on, overcoming all obstacles and penalties to advance.
裹足不前
Traditional裹
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back
- 。
We cannot stand still and fail to make progress.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothing; garment)RADICAL
- 果(fruit; result)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Wrapping a bolt of cloth tightly around a tree ball shows how to bundle or wrap something securely.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
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- 刖(chop off leg (punishment))RADICAL
- 丷(two strokes indicating progress)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; foundation)ASSOCIATIVE
Ahead lies the path we step forward on, overcoming all obstacles and penalties to advance.
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