- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 昔(ancient times; past)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Borrowing someone else's belongings means temporarily taking something from their past possessions.
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借古喻今
借古喻今
to borrow the past as a model for the present
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to borrow the past as a model for the present
- 。
He likes to use ancient stories to illustrate contemporary issues.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
借古喻今
Traditional借
to borrow the past as a model for the present
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to borrow the past as a model for the present
- 。
He likes to use ancient stories to illustrate contemporary issues.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 昔(ancient times; past)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Borrowing someone else's belongings means temporarily taking something from their past possessions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
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