收之桑榆 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

收shōu之zhī桑sāng榆yú

see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]

Characters in this word

4

收

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to receive, to accept, to collect, to put away, to restrain, to stop, in care of (used on address line after name)

Pinyin: shōu

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 2048 of 2500

Words starting with 收 Words ending in 收 Anywhere in a word

之

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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it

Pinyin: zhī

Strokes: 3
Frequency: 475 of 2500

Words starting with 之 Words ending in 之 Anywhere in a word

桑

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surname Sang

Pinyin: Sāng

Strokes: 10
Frequency: 8967 of 2500

Words starting with 桑 Words ending in 桑 Anywhere in a word

榆

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elm

Pinyin: yú

Strokes: 13

Words starting with 榆 Words ending in 榆 Anywhere in a word