Going against the direction of others is the meaning of the character 逆.
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逆来顺受
逆来顺受
to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
- 。
He always accepts adversity with resignation.
- 貳动verb
to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
- 。
He always accepts mistreatment without complaint.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 川(river flow downstream)ASSOCIATIVE
- 頁(head; person's head)RADICAL
A person's head following the river's flow downstream shows the meaning of going along smoothly without resistance.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 爫(hand (from above))ASSOCIATIVE
- 冖(thing given; gift)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(hand (from below))RADICAL
The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.
逆来顺受
Traditional逆來順受
to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
- 。
He always accepts adversity with resignation.
- 貳动verb
to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc
- 。
He always accepts mistreatment without complaint.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 川(river flow downstream)ASSOCIATIVE
- 頁(head; person's head)RADICAL
A person's head following the river's flow downstream shows the meaning of going along smoothly without resistance.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 爫(hand (from above))ASSOCIATIVE
- 冖(thing given; gift)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(hand (from below))RADICAL
The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.
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