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历久弥坚

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to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)

Character decomposition:

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
历
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *历* | 历* | *历
4画
history; calendar
曆歷
7122
XMKS
久
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *久* | 久* | *久
3画
long time (ago); time passage, grow late
2780.0
NO
弥
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 *弥* | 弥* | *弥
8画
extensive, full; fill; complete
彌瀰
1829.0
NOF
坚
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *坚* | 坚* | *坚
7画
hard, strong, firm; resolute
堅
2710
LEG

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
历久弥坚
to become more resolute with the passing of time (idiom)
历
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *历* | 历* | *历
old variant of 曆|历 / old variant of 歷|历
历
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *历* | 历* | *历
calendar
历
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *历* | 历* | *历
old variant of 歷|历
历
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *历* | 历* | *历
to experience / to undergo / to pass through / all / each / every / history
 久
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *久* | 久* | *久
(of a period of time) long
  弥
  mí​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *弥* | 弥* | *弥
full / to fill / completely / more
  弥
  mí​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *弥* | 弥* | *弥
brimming or overflowing
   坚
   jiān​
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坚* | 坚* | *坚
strong / solid / firm / unyielding / resolute