- 貝(shell; currency)
- 中(middle; center)
- 一(one; unified)
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
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noble and lowly
People are divided into the noble and the base.
high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
In ancient times, there was a distinction between the noble and the lowly.
noble and lowly
People are divided into the noble and the base.
high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
In ancient times, there was a distinction between the noble and the lowly.
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
Money and valuables are considered small and cheap, so the character means contemptible and lowly.
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
Money and valuables are considered small and cheap, so the character means contemptible and lowly.
noble and lowly
noble and lowly
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