得天独厚 (dé tiān dú hòu)

Character breakdown

• 得 (dé) · 11 strokes

  Depicts a hand (寸) grabbing a shell (貝), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get". Originally written as 㝵. The 彳 (movement) component was added later.

• 天 (tiān) · 4 strokes

  Depicts a person (大) with an emphasized head. Based on the original meaning "head". The meaning later shifted to "top", "high", and "sky".

• 独 (dú) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 蜀 represents the sound. Simplified form of 獨.

• 厚 (hòu) · 9 strokes

  Depicts a jug of wine (𣆪) that has been aging in a cave (厂), thus having a strong flavor.

Usage

这里的地理条件得天独厚。

blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature

zhè lǐ de dì lǐ tiáo jiàn dé tiān dú hòu 。