- 一(first; number one (pictographic))
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)
She always likes to resort to crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang herself to get her way.
fig. to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum
She cried, made a fuss, and threatened to hang herself, wanting everyone to listen to her.
lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)
She always likes to resort to crying, making a fuss, and threatening to hang herself to get her way.
fig. to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum
She cried, made a fuss, and threatened to hang herself, wanting everyone to listen to her.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
Two mouths crying out together sound like dogs howling at the sky.
Two parallel horizontal strokes symbolize the number two.
A marketplace gathering right inside the gate — bustling noise and commotion echoing everywhere.
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
A hanging cloth draped through a ring like a noose means to hang or pay respects to the dead.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
Two mouths crying out together sound like dogs howling at the sky.
Two parallel horizontal strokes symbolize the number two.
A marketplace gathering right inside the gate — bustling noise and commotion echoing everywhere.
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
A hanging cloth draped through a ring like a noose means to hang or pay respects to the dead.
lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)
lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)
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