Money and valuables are considered small and cheap, so the character means contemptible and lowly.
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贫贱不能移
贫贱不能移
not shaken by poverty
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
not shaken by poverty
- ，。
Poverty and lowliness cannot make one move from righteous principles, nor can wealth and honor corrupt one's conduct.
- 貳形adjective
to preserve one's ambitions although destitute
- ，。
He refuses to compromise his integrity despite poverty and hardship, and is worthy of our admiration and emulation.
STROKE ORDER
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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- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 厶(private; personal)ASSOCIATIVE
- 匕匕(two legs (bear image))ASSOCIATIVE
A bear displays extraordinary strength and ability through its powerful body and muscular legs.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
- 多(many; much)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The character shows a grain plant bending and swaying in the wind, moving from one place to another.
贫贱不能移
Traditional貧賤不能移
not shaken by poverty
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
not shaken by poverty
- ，。
Poverty and lowliness cannot make one move from righteous principles, nor can wealth and honor corrupt one's conduct.
- 貳形adjective
to preserve one's ambitions although destitute
- ，。
He refuses to compromise his integrity despite poverty and hardship, and is worthy of our admiration and emulation.
STROKE ORDER
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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- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 厶(private; personal)ASSOCIATIVE
- 匕匕(two legs (bear image))ASSOCIATIVE
A bear displays extraordinary strength and ability through its powerful body and muscular legs.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
- 多(many; much)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The character shows a grain plant bending and swaying in the wind, moving from one place to another.
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