- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
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东倒西歪
东倒西歪
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
- ，。
He was drunk and staggered as he walked.
- 貳形adjective
to sway
- ，。
He got drunk and staggered back and forth as he walked.
- 參形adjective
(of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
- 。
These old houses are leaning and tilting in all directions.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 到(arrive; reach)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(not; no)ASSOCIATIVE
- 正(straight; correct)ASSOCIATIVE
If something is not straight and not correct, it is called crooked or tilted.
东倒西歪
Traditional東倒西歪
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to lean unsteadily from side to side (idiom)
- ，。
He was drunk and staggered as he walked.
- 貳形adjective
to sway
- ，。
He got drunk and staggered back and forth as he walked.
- 參形adjective
(of buildings etc) to lean at a crazy angle
- 。
These old houses are leaning and tilting in all directions.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 到(arrive; reach)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(not; no)ASSOCIATIVE
- 正(straight; correct)ASSOCIATIVE
If something is not straight and not correct, it is called crooked or tilted.
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