- 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.
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退而求其次
退而求其次
to settle for second best
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to settle for second best
- ，。
We settled for a less ideal option and chose the cheaper plan.
- 貳动verb
the next best thing
- ，。
If you can't do the best, then settle for the second best.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water)RADICAL
A fur robe that holds water symbolizes asking or seeking for something precious.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(water; cold)RADICAL
- 欠(open-mouthed; lacking)ASSOCIATIVE
An open mouth breathing out cold air suggests the sequential order and gradual progression of one thing after another.
退而求其次
Traditional退
to settle for second best
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to settle for second best
- ，。
We settled for a less ideal option and chose the cheaper plan.
- 貳动verb
the next best thing
- ，。
If you can't do the best, then settle for the second best.
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- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water)RADICAL
A fur robe that holds water symbolizes asking or seeking for something precious.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(water; cold)RADICAL
- 欠(open-mouthed; lacking)ASSOCIATIVE
An open mouth breathing out cold air suggests the sequential order and gradual progression of one thing after another.
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