lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom); fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
trad. 疾風知勁草，烈火見真金
Also written 疾風知勁草，烈火見真金【jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn】
Characters in this word
10疾
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(bound form) disease; ailment, (bound form) swift, (literary) to hate; to abhor
- Pinyin
- jí
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 36318 of 2500
风
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wind, news, style, custom, manner, CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- Pinyin
- fēng
- Traditional
- 風
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2842 of 2500
知
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to know, to be aware
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3344 of 2500
劲
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strength, energy, enthusiasm, spirit, mood, expression, interest, CL:把[ba3], Taiwan pr. [jing4]
- Pinyin
- jìn
- Traditional
- 勁
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 8769 of 2500
草
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variant of 草[cao3]
- Pinyin
- cǎo
- Traditional
- 艸
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 4715 of 2500
烈
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ardent, intense, fierce, stern, upright, to give one's life for a noble cause, exploits, achievements
- Pinyin
- liè
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 37955 of 2500
火
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surname Huo
- Pinyin
- Huǒ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2136 of 2500
见
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to see, to meet, to appear (to be sth), to interview, opinion, view
- Pinyin
- jiàn
- Traditional
- 見
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 278 of 2500
真
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really, truly, indeed, real, true, genuine
- Pinyin
- zhēn
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 146 of 2500
金
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surname Jin, surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
- Pinyin
- Jīn
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1377 of 2500