- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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覆巢之下无完卵
覆巢之下无完卵
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
- 。
When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.
- 貳名noun
fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
- 。
When the nest is overturned, no eggs remain unbroken.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 元(origin; first)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Under a roof there is everything needed from the basics, so all matters are complete.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 卵(egg (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.
覆巢之下无完卵
Traditional覆巢之下無完卵
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
- 。
When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.
- 貳名noun
fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
- 。
When the nest is overturned, no eggs remain unbroken.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 元(origin; first)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Under a roof there is everything needed from the basics, so all matters are complete.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 卵(egg (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.
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