- 子(child (pictographic))
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
A gentleman takes ten years to avenge an insult, and it is not too late.
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
A gentleman takes ten years to avenge a wrong.
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
A gentleman takes ten years to avenge an insult, and it is not too late.
fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
A gentleman takes ten years to avenge a wrong.
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
A hand grasping a submissive person represents responding with reward or punishment.
An enemy is someone you want to hit nine times until you're satisfied.
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
A mature grain stalk represents one harvest season, which symbolizes one year.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
The sun sinking down as if hiding signals that evening has arrived.
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
A hand grasping a submissive person represents responding with reward or punishment.
An enemy is someone you want to hit nine times until you're satisfied.
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
A mature grain stalk represents one harvest season, which symbolizes one year.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
The sun sinking down as if hiding signals that evening has arrived.
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
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