lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times; fig. to study diligently
trad. 韋編三絕
Also written 韋編三絕【wéi biān sān jué】
Characters in this word
4韦
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surname Wei
- Pinyin
- Wéi
- Traditional
- 韋
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 11624 of 2500
编
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to weave, to plait, to organize, to group, to arrange, to edit, to compile, to write, to compose, to fabricate, to make up
- Pinyin
- biān
- Traditional
- 編
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 7406 of 2500
三
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surname San
- Pinyin
- Sān
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 849 of 2500
绝
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to cut short, extinct, to disappear, to vanish, absolutely, by no means
- Pinyin
- jué
- Traditional
- 絕
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 11640 of 2500