- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
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以言代法，以权压法
以言代法，以权压法
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
- ，。
Using words to replace law and using power to suppress law is completely lawless and unrestrained behavior.
- 貳名noun
Might makes right.
- ，。
Using words to replace law and using power to suppress law is wrong.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 弋(stake with rope; substitute)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person standing in place of another person is substitution.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 去(go; leave)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Law is like flowing water that sweeps away injustice.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
Power is like a hand grasping a wooden stick tightly, and whoever holds it has authority.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 厂(rock face; eaves)RADICAL
- 土(earth; soil; ground)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(small dot; weight)ASSOCIATIVE
A rock wall pressing down on the earth like a heavy object applying pressure from above.
以言代法，以权压法
Traditional以言代法，以權壓法
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
- ，。
Using words to replace law and using power to suppress law is completely lawless and unrestrained behavior.
- 貳名noun
Might makes right.
- ，。
Using words to replace law and using power to suppress law is wrong.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 弋(stake with rope; substitute)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person standing in place of another person is substitution.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 去(go; leave)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Law is like flowing water that sweeps away injustice.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
Power is like a hand grasping a wooden stick tightly, and whoever holds it has authority.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 厂(rock face; eaves)RADICAL
- 土(earth; soil; ground)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(small dot; weight)ASSOCIATIVE
A rock wall pressing down on the earth like a heavy object applying pressure from above.
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