- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
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远亲不如近邻
远亲不如近邻
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
- ，。
A distant relative is not as helpful as a near neighbor, so we should help each other.
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- 。
A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 立(stand upright; erect)ASSOCIATIVE
- 木(wood; tree)RADICAL
A relative is someone who always stands close beside the family house, intimate as flesh and blood.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 斤(axe)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
远亲不如近邻
Traditional遠親不如近鄰
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
- ，。
A distant relative is not as helpful as a near neighbor, so we should help each other.
+ 1 more example for this meaning
- 。
A close neighbor is better than a distant relative.
STROKE ORDER
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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- 立(stand upright; erect)ASSOCIATIVE
- 木(wood; tree)RADICAL
A relative is someone who always stands close beside the family house, intimate as flesh and blood.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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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