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失之東隅，收之桑榆

失
失
之
之
东
東
隅
隅
，
，
,
收
收
之
之
桑
桑
榆
榆
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom) / to compensate later for one's earlier loss / what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

Characters and words in 失之東隅，收之桑榆

失
shī = sh + Ø1
to lose / to miss / to fail
Add a new mnemonic for 失 = 𠂉 + 大
Add a new mnemonic for 失 = 丿 + 夫
之
zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
Add a new mnemonic for 之 = 丶 + Z
东
東
dōng = du + (e)ng1
east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
Add a new mnemonic for 东 = 七 + 小
Add a new mnemonic for 東 = 木 + 日
隅
yú = yu + Ø2
corner
Add a new mnemonic for 隅 = 阝 + 禺
收
shōu = sh + ou1
to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
Add a new mnemonic for 收 = 丩 + 攵
收
之
桑
榆
see 失之東隅，收之桑榆|失之东隅，收之桑榆[shi1 zhi1 dong1 yu2 , shou1 zhi1 sang1 yu2]
桑
sāng = s + ang1
surname Sang
Add a new mnemonic for 桑 = 叒 + 木
桑
sāng = s + ang1
(bound form) mulberry tree
Add a new mnemonic for 桑 = 叒 + 木
桑
桒
sāng = s + ang1
old variant of 桑[sang1]
Add a new mnemonic for 桑 = 叒 + 木
Add a new mnemonic for 桒 = 卉 + 木
榆
yú = yu + Ø2
elm
Add a new mnemonic for 榆 = 木 + 俞

Words with 失之東隅，收之桑榆

失之東隅，收之桑榆 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 失之東隅，收之桑榆

失之東隅，收之桑榆 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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