To advance forward like taking quick steps toward a well to get water.
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进退自如
进退自如
free to come and go (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
free to come and go (idiom)
- 。
He can now advance or retreat as he pleases.
- 貳形adjective
to have room to maneuver
- 。
He always handles matters with perfect flexibility and ease.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
进退自如
Traditional進退自如
free to come and go (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
free to come and go (idiom)
- 。
He can now advance or retreat as he pleases.
- 貳形adjective
to have room to maneuver
- 。
He always handles matters with perfect flexibility and ease.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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