- 一(first; number one (pictographic))
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
Learning cannot be sporadic and inconsistent.
sporadic effort
lack of sticking power
Learning cannot be pursued in fits and starts.
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
Learning cannot be sporadic and inconsistent.
sporadic effort
lack of sticking power
Learning cannot be pursued in fits and starts.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
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