- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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身不由主
身不由主
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
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MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)(inherited)
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He did this thing against his will.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丶(dot; flame; jewel on peak)RADICAL
- 王(king)ASSOCIATIVE
A ruler wearing a jade crown on his head is the supreme master.
身不由主
Traditional身
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)(inherited)
- 。
He did this thing against his will.
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- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丶(dot; flame; jewel on peak)RADICAL
- 王(king)ASSOCIATIVE
A ruler wearing a jade crown on his head is the supreme master.
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