- 阝(earthen mound; rampart)RADICAL
- 方(direction; side)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Build fortifications on all sides to defend against enemies.
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防患于未然
防患于未然
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
We should prevent problems before they occur.
- 貳动verb
to forestall(inherited)
- 。
We should prevent problems before they arise.
- 參动verb
to nip sth in the bud(inherited)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(tip of tree; treetop)ASSOCIATIVE
A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."
防患于未然
Traditional防患於未然
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
We should prevent problems before they occur.
- 貳动verb
to forestall(inherited)
- 。
We should prevent problems before they arise.
- 參动verb
to nip sth in the bud(inherited)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(earthen mound; rampart)RADICAL
- 方(direction; side)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Build fortifications on all sides to defend against enemies.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(tip of tree; treetop)ASSOCIATIVE
A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."
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