- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 止(stop; halt)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to pull hard and stop the other person.
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互相扯皮
互相扯皮
to pass the buck
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to pass the buck
- ，。
They shifted blame back and forth, and nobody wanted to take responsibility.
- 貳动verb
to shirk responsibility
- ，。
They passed the buck among themselves, and nobody wanted to take responsibility.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
互相扯皮
Traditional互
to pass the buck
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to pass the buck
- ，。
They shifted blame back and forth, and nobody wanted to take responsibility.
- 貳动verb
to shirk responsibility
- ，。
They passed the buck among themselves, and nobody wanted to take responsibility.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 止(stop; halt)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to pull hard and stop the other person.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
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