- 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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to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
We should not value distant things and despise those that are near.
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
We should not value distant things and despise those that are near.
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
Money and valuables are considered small and cheap, so the character means contemptible and lowly.
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
Cowrie shells held at the center top position represent wealth and are therefore precious.
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
Money and valuables are considered small and cheap, so the character means contemptible and lowly.
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
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