- 亻(person; human; people)RADICAL
- 衣(clothes; garment)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person leans on clothes to cover the body, meaning to rely on or depend on.
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依样画葫芦
依样画葫芦
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
- ，。
He always copies others without any original ideas of his own.
- 貳动verb
fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
- ，。
He always copies mechanically without any original ideas of his own.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal stroke; line; border)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(frame; outline)ASSOCIATIVE
- 田(field; square)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.
依样画葫芦
Traditional依樣畫葫蘆
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
- ，。
He always copies others without any original ideas of his own.
- 貳动verb
fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
- ，。
He always copies mechanically without any original ideas of his own.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; people)RADICAL
- 衣(clothes; garment)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person leans on clothes to cover the body, meaning to rely on or depend on.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal stroke; line; border)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(frame; outline)ASSOCIATIVE
- 田(field; square)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.
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