学富五车 (xué fù wǔ chē)

Character breakdown

• 学 (xué) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 學. Depicts two hands (𦥑) teaching a child (子) under a roof (宀). 爻 represents the sound.

• 富 (Fù) · 12 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 畐 represents the sound.

• 五 (wǔ) · 4 strokes

  Origin unclear. Originally an X-shape.

• 车 (Chē) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of a war chariot. The simplified character 车 was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 車.

Usage

这位教授学富五车，知识非常渊博。

This professor is extremely learned and knowledgeable.

Zhè wèi jiào shòu xué fù wǔ chē, zhī shí fēi cháng yuān bó.