- 羊(goat; sheep)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person; variant form)RADICAL
A person nourishing a lamb is the meaning of the character.
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养虎伤身
养虎伤身
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
- ，。
Raising a tiger harms oneself; one reaps what one sows.
- 貳动verb
to cherish a snake in one's bosom
- ，。
Nurturing a tiger harms yourself, and you reap what you sow.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; people)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person attacked with force gets injured.
养虎伤身
Traditional養虎傷身
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
- ，。
Raising a tiger harms oneself; one reaps what one sows.
- 貳动verb
to cherish a snake in one's bosom
- ，。
Nurturing a tiger harms yourself, and you reap what you sow.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat; sheep)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person; variant form)RADICAL
A person nourishing a lamb is the meaning of the character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; people)RADICAL
- 力(strength; force)ASSOCIATIVE
A person attacked with force gets injured.
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