- ⺈(knife; variant form)ASSOCIATIVE
- 巴(long for; cling to; stick tight)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Beauty as sharp as a keen blade makes people stick fast and unable to look away.
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食色性也
食色性也
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
- ，。
Food and sex are human nature, the great desires of people.
- 貳名noun
By nature we desire food and sex.
- ，。
Eating and sexual desire are human nature, the great desires of humanity.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; mind)RADICAL
- 生(be born; live)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Nature is something that is born together with the heart of each person.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 也(also; so; flowing water or winding snake)ASSOCIATIVE
Water flowing in curves becomes a helper word meaning "also" or "thus".
食色性也
Traditional食
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
- ，。
Food and sex are human nature, the great desires of people.
- 貳名noun
By nature we desire food and sex.
- ，。
Eating and sexual desire are human nature, the great desires of humanity.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(knife; variant form)ASSOCIATIVE
- 巴(long for; cling to; stick tight)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Beauty as sharp as a keen blade makes people stick fast and unable to look away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; mind)RADICAL
- 生(be born; live)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Nature is something that is born together with the heart of each person.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 也(also; so; flowing water or winding snake)ASSOCIATIVE
Water flowing in curves becomes a helper word meaning "also" or "thus".
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