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水能載舟，亦能覆舟

水
水
能
能
载
載
舟
舟
，
，
,
亦
亦
能
能
覆
覆
舟
舟
lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged

Characters and words in 水能載舟，亦能覆舟

水
shuǐ = shu + ei3
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
Add a new mnemonic for 水 = ㇇ + 亅 + 丿 + ㇏
水
能
hydroelectric power
能
néng = n + (e)ng2
surname Neng
Add a new mnemonic for 能 = 匕 + 厶 + 月
能
néng = n + (e)ng2
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
Add a new mnemonic for 能 = 匕 + 厶 + 月
载
載
zǎi = z + ai3
to record in writing / to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) / Taiwan pr. [zai4] / year
Add a new mnemonic for 载 = 𢦏 + 车
Add a new mnemonic for 載 = 𢦏 + 車
载
載
zài = z + ai4
to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / to fill up / and / also / as well as / simultaneously
Add a new mnemonic for 载 = 𢦏 + 车
Add a new mnemonic for 載 = 𢦏 + 車
舟
zhōu = zh + ou1
boat
Add a new mnemonic for 舟 = 丹 + ⺀
亦
yì = y + Ø4
also
Add a new mnemonic for 亦 = 亠 + 小 + 丿
覆
fù = fu + Ø4
to cover / to overflow / to overturn / to capsize
Add a new mnemonic for 覆 = 復 + 覀
复
覆
fù = fu + Ø4
variant of 復|复[fu4] / to reply to a letter
Add a new mnemonic for 复 = 𠂉 + 日 + 夂
Add a new mnemonic for 覆 = 復 + 覀

Words with 水能載舟，亦能覆舟

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Sentences with 水能載舟，亦能覆舟

水能載舟，亦能覆舟 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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