- 井(well (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.
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井底之蛙
井底之蛙
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
- 。
We should not be like frogs at the bottom of a well.
- 貳名noun
fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
- 。
We should not be a frog at the bottom of a well.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 广(roof; cliff)RADICAL
- 氐(root; base)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Under a roof is the lowest place, which is the bottom of a room.
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.
井底之蛙
Traditional井
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
- 。
We should not be like frogs at the bottom of a well.
- 貳名noun
fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
- 。
We should not be a frog at the bottom of a well.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 井(well (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 广(roof; cliff)RADICAL
- 氐(root; base)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Under a roof is the lowest place, which is the bottom of a room.
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.
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