- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
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东摇西摆
东摇西摆
(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady
- ，。
He was drunk and walked unsteadily from side to side.
- 貳形adjective
(idiom) indecisive; hesitant
- 。
He always wavers and hesitates when doing things.
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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- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 罢(stop; abandon)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to wave away and discard everything is the action of waving or displaying.
东摇西摆
Traditional東搖西擺
(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady
- ，。
He was drunk and walked unsteadily from side to side.
- 貳形adjective
(idiom) indecisive; hesitant
- 。
He always wavers and hesitates when doing things.
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- 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- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 罢(stop; abandon)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to wave away and discard everything is the action of waving or displaying.
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