- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
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先发制人
先发制人
(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
1 meaning#29100
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 。
We must strike first.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archer)RADICAL
- 癶(two legs step out)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 巾(cloth; scarf)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; cut)RADICAL
Making is using a knife to cut cloth into a desired shape.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
先发制人
Traditional先發制人
(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
1 meaning#29100
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to gain the initiative by striking first; to preempt
- 。
We must strike first.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archer)RADICAL
- 癶(two legs step out)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 巾(cloth; scarf)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; cut)RADICAL
Making is using a knife to cut cloth into a desired shape.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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