- 一(one; horizontal stroke)
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
Their family goes hungry for nine days out of every thirty, and life is very difficult.
in dire straits
He is now eating only once every three days, and his life is very difficult.
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
Their family goes hungry for nine days out of every thirty, and life is very difficult.
in dire straits
He is now eating only once every three days, and his life is very difficult.
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
Nine bent fingers curve like an ancient person's arm used to count the largest number.
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
Nine bent fingers curve like an ancient person's arm used to count the largest number.
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
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