- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人家牵驴你拔橛
人家牵驴你拔橛
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)(inherited)
- 貳名noun
fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame(inherited)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(cattle; ox; buffalo)RADICAL
- 冖(cloth cover; binding cord)ASSOCIATIVE
- 大(large robe; person with outstretched arms)ASSOCIATIVE
An adult uses a rope to pull an ox along, which is the meaning of the character for "pull" or "lead."
人家牵驴你拔橛
Traditional人家牽驢你拔橛
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)(inherited)
- 貳名noun
fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame(inherited)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(cattle; ox; buffalo)RADICAL
- 冖(cloth cover; binding cord)ASSOCIATIVE
- 大(large robe; person with outstretched arms)ASSOCIATIVE
An adult uses a rope to pull an ox along, which is the meaning of the character for "pull" or "lead."
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