- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)
- 品(many things/people; multitude)
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
to act when it is too late
By the time you dig a well, you are already dying of thirst.
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
to act when it is too late
By the time you dig a well, you are already dying of thirst.
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
Thirst is when the body lacks water so badly that you cry out "when will I finally get to drink?"
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
Thirst is when the body lacks water so badly that you cry out "when will I finally get to drink?"
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
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