- 前(front; advance)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 刀(blade; cutting edge)RADICAL
Use a knife to cut straight ahead in front to trim fabric.
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剪草除根
剪草除根
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- ，。
We must cut the grass and remove the roots to thoroughly resolve this problem.
- 貳动verb
to eradicate
- ，。
We must cut the grass and remove the roots to be able to solve the problem.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(earthen mound; village wall; rampart)RADICAL
- 余(surplus; remainder)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Remove the excess remainder along the city wall's edge, like clearing away an earthen mound.
剪草除根
Traditional剪
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- ，。
We must cut the grass and remove the roots to thoroughly resolve this problem.
- 貳动verb
to eradicate
- ，。
We must cut the grass and remove the roots to be able to solve the problem.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 前(front; advance)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 刀(blade; cutting edge)RADICAL
Use a knife to cut straight ahead in front to trim fabric.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(earthen mound; village wall; rampart)RADICAL
- 余(surplus; remainder)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Remove the excess remainder along the city wall's edge, like clearing away an earthen mound.
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