Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "屢", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "屢", and master the standard way of writing the character "屢".
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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "屢" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
屢
lǚ
(Adverb)
1. Continuously; not just once.
Meaning:
1. Continuously; not just once: repeated times.
Examples:
- 屢次 (multiple times).
- 屢年 (many years).
- 屢見不鮮 (often seen, nothing fresh).
- 屢試不爽 (many tests, all correct).
- 屢戰屢捷 (repeatedly winning victories).
Origin:
From the characters "尸" and "婁," with the original meaning being "multiple times."
References:
1. Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang, "Guidebook Postscript": 屢當死. (Repeatedly faced death.)
2. Ming Dynasty, Cui Xuan, "Record of Wang Zhongxuan": 公屢促之. (He repeatedly urged him.)
3. Qing Dynasty, Zhang Tingyu, "History of Ming": 帝屢欲召. (The emperor repeatedly wanted to summon [him].)
4. Pu Songling, "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio": 屢撩之. (Repeatedly teased.)
Examples:
- 屢空 (often impoverished and having nothing; later used to refer to poverty and lack of food).
- 屢常 (ordinary, usual).
- 屢復 (multiple confessions).
- 屢舞 (frequently singing and dancing).
- 屢試不售 (many attempts in the imperial examination ended in failure).
- 屢遷 (multiple changes, many relocations).