入木三分

Traditional form:

入木三分

Pinyin (reading):

rùmùsānfēn

Definitions:

• written in a forceful hand
• penetrating
• profound

Characters:

• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 三 - three
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

Traditional characters:

• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 三 - three
• 分 - to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity