- 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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贵远贱近
贵远贱近
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 distant things and despise those that are near.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 斤(axe)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
贵远贱近
Traditional貴遠賤近
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 distant things and despise those that are near.
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- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 斤(axe)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
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