- 八(divide; separate; eight)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刀(knife; blade; sword)RADICAL
Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.
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分秒必争
分秒必争
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
2 meanings#48156
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
- 。
We must work making every second count.
- 貳副adverb
every moment counts
- 。
We study making the most of every second and minute.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
- 少(little; few)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A second is as tiny as a grain of rice, the shortest moment in time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart; mind)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke passing through)ASSOCIATIVE
A stroke piercing straight through the heart is what must inevitably happen.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(nail; claw (scratching hand))ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand; grasp; hold)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亅(hook; pull back)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands pulling and jerking back and forth — that is the struggle to seize.
分秒必争
Traditional分秒必爭
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
2 meanings#48156
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
- 。
We must work making every second count.
- 貳副adverb
every moment counts
- 。
We study making the most of every second and minute.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 八(divide; separate; eight)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刀(knife; blade; sword)RADICAL
Using a knife to chop something in half represents division or separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant)RADICAL
- 少(little; few)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A second is as tiny as a grain of rice, the shortest moment in time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart; mind)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke passing through)ASSOCIATIVE
A stroke piercing straight through the heart is what must inevitably happen.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(nail; claw (scratching hand))ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand; grasp; hold)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亅(hook; pull back)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands pulling and jerking back and forth — that is the struggle to seize.
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