- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
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东张西望
东张西望
to look in all directions (idiom)
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
to look in all directions (idiom)
- ，。
He looked around in all directions, as if searching for something.
- 貳动verb
to glance around
- ，。
He was looking around in all directions as if searching for something.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
- 长(long; large)PHONO-SEMANTIC
To shoot, you pull and extend the bowstring taut.
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- 亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; land)RADICAL
A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.
东张西望
Traditional東張西望
to look in all directions (idiom)
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
to look in all directions (idiom)
- ，。
He looked around in all directions, as if searching for something.
- 貳动verb
to glance around
- ，。
He was looking around in all directions as if searching for something.
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- 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
- 长(long; large)PHONO-SEMANTIC
To shoot, you pull and extend the bowstring taut.
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- 亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; land)RADICAL
A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.
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