- 馬(horse (pictographic))
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
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lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
A horse's tail threaded through tofu cannot be lifted up.
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
A horse's tail threaded through tofu cannot be lifted up.
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
Using your hand to grasp what is necessary represents the elevated and exalted action.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
Standing up means moving your own two legs to walk.
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
Using your hand to grasp what is necessary represents the elevated and exalted action.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
Standing up means moving your own two legs to walk.
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
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