- 亻(person; human; people)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person attacked with force gets injured.
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伤弓之鸟
伤弓之鸟
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
He is now a frightened bird that fears the bow.
- 貳名noun
fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences(inherited)
- 。
He is now a bird startled by the bow, afraid of every shadow.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; arc (shape))ASSOCIATIVE
The character bow depicts a curved weapon with a taut string, symbolizing the archer's tool.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鳥(bird (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a bird with an eye, body, wings, and four flame-like dots representing its feathered tail.
伤弓之鸟
Traditional傷弓之鳥
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
He is now a frightened bird that fears the bow.
- 貳名noun
fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences(inherited)
- 。
He is now a bird startled by the bow, afraid of every shadow.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; people)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person attacked with force gets injured.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; arc (shape))ASSOCIATIVE
The character bow depicts a curved weapon with a taut string, symbolizing the archer's tool.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鳥(bird (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a bird with an eye, body, wings, and four flame-like dots representing its feathered tail.
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