- ⺈(nail; claw (scratching hand))ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand; grasp; hold)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亅(hook; pull back)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands pulling and jerking back and forth — that is the struggle to seize.
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争先恐后
争先恐后
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 。
Everyone rushed to run, racing to be first.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
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争先恐后
Traditional爭先恐後
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 。
Everyone rushed to run, racing to be first.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(nail; claw (scratching hand))ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand; grasp; hold)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亅(hook; pull back)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands pulling and jerking back and forth — that is the struggle to seize.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
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