- 二(two; two horizontal strokes)RADICAL
- ？(diagonal stroke indicating the number five)ASSOCIATIVE
A number carved between two horizontal lines resembles the ancient finger-counting method.
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五步蛇
五步蛇
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
- 。
The five-step snake is a highly venomous snake species.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
- 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE
A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虫(insect; bug; worm)RADICAL
- 它(snake (original sense))PHONO-SEMANTIC
A snake is a reptile that slithers like an insect, and the sound "da" mimics its hissing.
五步蛇
Traditional五
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
- 。
The five-step snake is a highly venomous snake species.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 二(two; two horizontal strokes)RADICAL
- ？(diagonal stroke indicating the number five)ASSOCIATIVE
A number carved between two horizontal lines resembles the ancient finger-counting method.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
- 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE
A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虫(insect; bug; worm)RADICAL
- 它(snake (original sense))PHONO-SEMANTIC
A snake is a reptile that slithers like an insect, and the sound "da" mimics its hissing.
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