- 貝(shell; currency)RADICAL
- 中(middle; center)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; unified)ASSOCIATIVE
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
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贵古贱今
贵古贱今
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 。
We should not value the ancient while despising the modern.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
贵古贱今
Traditional貴古賤今
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
- 。
We should not value the ancient while despising the modern.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 貝(shell; currency)RADICAL
- 中(middle; center)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; unified)ASSOCIATIVE
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
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