- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
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三寸不烂之舌
三寸不烂之舌
to have a silver tongue
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
to have a silver tongue
- 。
He has a tongue that never rots, three inches long.
- 貳名noun
to have the gift of the gab
- 。
He has a glib tongue that never fails him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
三寸不烂之舌
Traditional三寸不爛之舌
to have a silver tongue
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
to have a silver tongue
- 。
He has a tongue that never rots, three inches long.
- 貳名noun
to have the gift of the gab
- 。
He has a glib tongue that never fails him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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