- 丷(two diagonal strokes (opening/closing))ASSOCIATIVE
- 天(sky; heaven)ASSOCIATIVE
A door with a bolt underneath the sky is where things open and close, connecting to everything.
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关门打狗
关门打狗
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
- 。
Closing the gate to beat the dog is one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems of warfare.
- 貳动verb
fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
- 。
Closing the gate to beat the dog is a strategy in the art of war.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 丁(nail; craftsman)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
关门打狗
Traditional關門打狗
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
- 。
Closing the gate to beat the dog is one of the Thirty-Six Stratagems of warfare.
- 貳动verb
fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
- 。
Closing the gate to beat the dog is a strategy in the art of war.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes (opening/closing))ASSOCIATIVE
- 天(sky; heaven)ASSOCIATIVE
A door with a bolt underneath the sky is where things open and close, connecting to everything.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 丁(nail; craftsman)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
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