- 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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先斩后奏
先斩后奏
lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
- ，。
He took action first and reported afterward, and got the matter done.
- 貳动verb
fig. to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval
- ，。
He acted first and reported later, and managed to get the job done.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 车(vehicle; cart)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Chopping straight through like an axe cutting a wheel completely in two.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; person standing with arms spread)RADICAL
- 天(sky; heaven)ASSOCIATIVE
A person with wide-open arms offers music up to the vast blue sky — that is a musical performance.
先斩后奏
Traditional先斬後奏
lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)
- ，。
He took action first and reported afterward, and got the matter done.
- 貳动verb
fig. to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval
- ，。
He acted first and reported later, and managed to get the job done.
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- 车(vehicle; cart)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Chopping straight through like an axe cutting a wheel completely in two.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; person standing with arms spread)RADICAL
- 天(sky; heaven)ASSOCIATIVE
A person with wide-open arms offers music up to the vast blue sky — that is a musical performance.
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