- 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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之乎者也
之乎者也
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)
- 。
He always speaks using archaic classical Chinese expressions.
- 貳名noun
fig. archaic expressions
- 。
He always speaks using archaic words and expressions.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 也(also; so; flowing water or winding snake)ASSOCIATIVE
Water flowing in curves becomes a helper word meaning "also" or "thus".
之乎者也
Traditional之
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom)
- 。
He always speaks using archaic classical Chinese expressions.
- 貳名noun
fig. archaic expressions
- 。
He always speaks using archaic words and expressions.
STROKE ORDER
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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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 也(also; so; flowing water or winding snake)ASSOCIATIVE
Water flowing in curves becomes a helper word meaning "also" or "thus".
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