- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
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长痛不如短痛
长痛不如短痛
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
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MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
- ，。
Better to endure pain once than prolonged suffering; let's resolve this sooner rather than later.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 疒(illness; disease)RADICAL
- 甬(tube; conduct straight)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A sharp pain like a tube piercing straight through the body causes illness everywhere.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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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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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 矢(arrow point; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 豆(bean; small object)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow's short tip is the size of a bean — that is the meaning of short.
长痛不如短痛
Traditional長痛不如短痛
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
- ，。
Better to endure pain once than prolonged suffering; let's resolve this sooner rather than later.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 疒(illness; disease)RADICAL
- 甬(tube; conduct straight)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A sharp pain like a tube piercing straight through the body causes illness everywhere.
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.
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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- 矢(arrow point; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 豆(bean; small object)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow's short tip is the size of a bean — that is the meaning of short.
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