a goose's footprint in the snow; vestiges of the past (idiom); the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
trad. 雪泥鴻爪
Also written 雪泥鴻爪【xuě ní hóng zhǎo】
Characters in this word
4雪
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surname Xue
- Pinyin
- Xuě
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 3640 of 2500
泥
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mud, clay, paste, pulp
- Pinyin
- ní
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 9295 of 2500
鸿
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eastern bean goose, great, large
- Pinyin
- hóng
- Traditional
- 鴻
- Strokes
- 11
爪
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foot of a bird or animal, paw, claws, talons
- Pinyin
- zhǎo
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 18691 of 2500