to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
trad. 好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇
Also written 好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇【hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng】
Characters in this word
10好
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good, appropriate; proper, all right!, (before a verb) easy to, (before a verb) good to, (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so, (verb complement indicating completion), (of two people) close; on intimate terms, (after a form of address) hello
- Pinyin
- hǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 11 of 2500
学
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to learn, to study, to imitate, science, -ology
- Pinyin
- xué
- Traditional
- 學
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1934 of 2500
近
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near, close to, approximately
- Pinyin
- jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2373 of 2500
乎
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(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in, at, from, because, than, (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment)
- Pinyin
- hū
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 27300 of 2500
知
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to know, to be aware
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3344 of 2500
力
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surname Li
- Pinyin
- Lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 4891 of 2500
行
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(bound form) row; line, (bound form) line of business; trade; profession, (bound form) commercial firm, (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age), (in data tables) row; (Tw) column, classifier for rows or lines
- Pinyin
- háng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 379 of 2500
仁
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humane, kernel
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 13862 of 2500
耻
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(bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
- Pinyin
- chǐ
- Traditional
- 恥
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 12191 of 2500
勇
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brave
- Pinyin
- yǒng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 24581 of 2500