- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 斤(axe)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
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近朱者赤，近墨者黑
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
- ，。
Those who stay near vermillion become red, and those who stay near ink become black.
- 貳形adjective
you are the product of your environment
- ，。
Those near vermilion become red, those near ink become black.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 黑(black)RADICAL
- 土(earth; material)ASSOCIATIVE
Ink is a black substance made from earth and used for writing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 黑(black; dark color (depicting a face blackened by smoke and fire))ASSOCIATIVE
A face covered by smoke and fire symbolizes the dark black color.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
Traditional近
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
- ，。
Those who stay near vermillion become red, and those who stay near ink become black.
- 貳形adjective
you are the product of your environment
- ，。
Those near vermilion become red, those near ink become black.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 斤(axe)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 黑(black)RADICAL
- 土(earth; material)ASSOCIATIVE
Ink is a black substance made from earth and used for writing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 黑(black; dark color (depicting a face blackened by smoke and fire))ASSOCIATIVE
A face covered by smoke and fire symbolizes the dark black color.
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