with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
trad. 厚德載物
Also written 厚德載物【hòu dé zài wù】
Characters in this word
4厚
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thick, deep or profound, kind, generous, rich or strong in flavor, to favor, to stress
- Pinyin
- hòu
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 8065 of 2500
德
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Germany, German, abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]
- Pinyin
- Dé
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 1146 of 2500
载
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to record in writing, to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc), Taiwan pr. [zai4], year
- Pinyin
- zǎi
- Traditional
- 載
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4872 of 2500
物
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(bound form) thing, (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
- Pinyin
- wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 6704 of 2500