- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)
- 十(ten)
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
The situation is hanging by a thread.
fig. (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
The situation is critical and hanging by a thread.
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
The situation is hanging by a thread.
fig. (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
The situation is critical and hanging by a thread.
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
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