- 丘(mound; heap)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(scattered; dispersed)RADICAL
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
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兵临城下
兵临城下
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- ，。
The enemy troops have arrived at the city walls, and we must counterattack.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground)RADICAL
- 成(complete; become)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A fortified wall built from earth protects the completed territory.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
兵临城下
Traditional兵臨城下
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- ，。
The enemy troops have arrived at the city walls, and we must counterattack.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丘(mound; heap)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(scattered; dispersed)RADICAL
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground)RADICAL
- 成(complete; become)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A fortified wall built from earth protects the completed territory.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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