- ⺮(bamboo)
- 本(root; fundamental)
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
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lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
A slow bird must fly early; he studies hard every day.
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
A slow bird must fly early; he studies hard every day.
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
The character depicts a bird with an eye, body, wings, and four flame-like dots representing its feathered tail.
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
Draw a picture of a bird spreading its wings and flying up into the sky.
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
The character depicts a bird with an eye, body, wings, and four flame-like dots representing its feathered tail.
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
Draw a picture of a bird spreading its wings and flying up into the sky.
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
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