- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
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远水不解近渴
远水不解近渴
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
- ，。
Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst; we must think of a way ourselves.
- 貳形adjective
a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
- ，。
Distant water cannot quench an immediate thirst; we must find a way ourselves.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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- 角(horn (animal))RADICAL
- 刀(blade; knife edge)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Use a knife to separate horns from an ox — that's the meaning of "resolve" (to take apart, to decompose).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 斤(axe)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
远水不解近渴
Traditional遠水不解近渴
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
- ，。
Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst; we must think of a way ourselves.
- 貳形adjective
a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
- ，。
Distant water cannot quench an immediate thirst; we must find a way ourselves.
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- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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- 角(horn (animal))RADICAL
- 刀(blade; knife edge)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Use a knife to separate horns from an ox — that's the meaning of "resolve" (to take apart, to decompose).
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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