近
朱
者
赤
，
近
墨
者
黑
j
ì
n
z
h
ū
z
h
ě
c
h
ì
,
j
ì
n
m
ò
z
h
ě
h
ē
i
Definitions
1. those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
2. you are the product of your environment
Components
近
jìn
–
near
朱
Zhū
–
surname Zhu
者
zhě
–
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
赤
chì
–
red
墨者
Mò zhě
–
Mohist
黑
Hēi
–
PN:abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江