- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
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食古不化
食古不化
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
- ，。
He is always inflexible in his thinking, unwilling to accept new ideas.
- 貳形adjective
to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
- ，。
He is always inflexible and dogmatic, unable to adapt to changing circumstances.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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.
食古不化
Traditional食
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to swallow ancient learning without digesting it (idiom)
- ，。
He is always inflexible in his thinking, unwilling to accept new ideas.
- 貳形adjective
to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
- ，。
He is always inflexible and dogmatic, unable to adapt to changing circumstances.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
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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