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Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
How it used to be written
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Oracle bone script 商 -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 18 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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一个傻瓜问出的问题，能多到连十个智者都顾不及回答。
One idiot can ask more questions than ten wise men can answer.
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一个完完全全的不及物动词既没有补语，又没有宾语。
A complete intransitive verb takes neither complement nor object.
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他因为准备太少考试不及格了。
He failed in the examination for lack of preparation.
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他迫不及待地想要知道结果。
He is anxious to know the result.
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像灰姑娘这样的故事可以在中国、日本及世界任何国家都可以找到。
Stories like Cinderella can be found in China, Japan and in every land of the world.
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因为害怕不及格，他努力学习。
He studied hard for fear he should fail.
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在Tatoeba，你必须总是倾听资深成员。他们会告诉你什么不能做，以及为什么。然后你去做。
In Tatoeba, you gotta always listen to veteran members. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it.
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在一个下雨的早晨，他很早出门为的是及时到学校。
On a rainy morning he left his house early so as to be in time for school.