- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
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马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
- ，。
A horse's tail threaded through tofu cannot be lifted up.
- 貳名noun
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 穴(hole; gap)RADICAL
- 牙(tooth)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 是(correct; be)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to grasp what is necessary represents the elevated and exalted action.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 走(run; go)RADICAL
- 己(self; body)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing up means moving your own two legs to walk.
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'.
马尾穿豆腐，提不起来
Traditional馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
- ，。
A horse's tail threaded through tofu cannot be lifted up.
- 貳名noun
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 穴(hole; gap)RADICAL
- 牙(tooth)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 是(correct; be)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to grasp what is necessary represents the elevated and exalted action.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 走(run; go)RADICAL
- 己(self; body)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing up means moving your own two legs to walk.
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'.
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