当之无愧 (dāng zhī wú kuì)

Character breakdown

• 当 (dāng) · 6 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound. The simplified character 当 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 當.

• 之 (zhī) · 3 strokes

  Pictograph of a foot (止) going out of an area. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

• 无 (mó) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of a person dancing, with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms, to pray for rain. Original form of 舞 (dance). The current form is a phonetic loan. The simplified character 无 was…

• 愧 (kuì) · 12 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 鬼 represents the sound. Simplified form of 媿.

Usage

他是当之无愧的冠军。

fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)

tā shì dāng zhī wú kuì de guàn jūn 。