​Wood(木)

This is a pictograph of a tree with its branches,trunk,and roots.Only the trunk and branches are suggested because 木 also stands for wood.

“木”字是由树的样子变来的,一横是从枝叶变来的,竖是主干,下面的部分是树根。“木”还代表木材。

To enter three-tenths of an inch into the timber

Wang Xizhi was aprominent calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty(317-420).His style was beautiful,bold and vigorous.He was very diligent about practicing;even when resting,he would engage in figuring out the structure of characters by“writing” on his clothes.With the passage of time,his clothes were worn out by rubbing.It is said that once a carpenter found that the ink of the characters Wang Xizhi had written on a plank had soaked almost one centimeter into it.

This idiom originally described the vigour of Wang Xizhi’s handwriting.Later,it came to be used to mean penetrating analysis.

[本段英文翻译:韩晖]

 

入木三分

王羲之,字逸少,晋朝时会稽(今浙江绍兴)人。他是中国历史上最有名的书法家之一。因为他曾经做过右军将军,所以后人又称他为王右军。他博采众长,开创了一种独具一格的书法风格,被后人喻为"书圣"

王羲之的字写得既秀丽,又苍劲有力。固然与他的天资有关系,但最重要的还是由于他的刻苦练习。他为了把字练好,即使是在休息,心里也想着字体的结构,揣摩着字的架子和气势,而且不停地用手指头在衣襟上划着。时间久了,连身上的衣服都划破了。还有一次,当时的皇帝要到北郊去祭祀,让王羲之把祝辞写在一块木板上,再派工人雕刻。雕刻的工人在雕刻时非常惊奇,王羲之写的字,笔力竟然渗入木头三分多。他赞叹地说:“右军将军的字,真是入木三分呀!”

“入木三分”就用来形容书法笔力刚劲有力,也比喻文章、见解深刻、透彻。

 


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