井底之蛙 (jǐng dǐ zhī wā)

Character breakdown

• 井 (Jǐng) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of the opening of a water well.

• 底 (de) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 氐 represents the sound.

• 之 (zhī) · 3 strokes

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

• 蛙 (wā) · 12 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鼃.

Usage

如果不多出去看看，就会变成井底之蛙。

If you don't go out and see more of the world, you'll become a frog at the bottom of a well.

Rú guǒ bù duō chū qù kàn kan, jiù huì biàn chéng jǐng dǐ zhī wā.