- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
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临阵磨枪
临阵磨枪
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
- ，。
He crammed at the last minute, hoping to pass the exam.
- 貳动verb
fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
- ，。
He always sharpens his spear at the last moment, never preparing in advance.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
临阵磨枪
Traditional臨陣磨槍
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
- ，。
He crammed at the last minute, hoping to pass the exam.
- 貳动verb
fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
- ，。
He always sharpens his spear at the last moment, never preparing in advance.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
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