- 害(harm; damage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 刂(knife radical)RADICAL
Using a knife to cut off something harmful is the action of slicing.
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割鸡焉用牛刀
割鸡焉用牛刀
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
- ，。
Why use an ox-cleaver to cut chicken? It's just a small matter.
- 貳动verb
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
- ，。
Why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken? It's just a small matter.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 用(use; utilize)ASSOCIATIVE
A bucket with a handle is what people pick up and use every day.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
割鸡焉用牛刀
Traditional割雞焉用牛刀
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
- ，。
Why use an ox-cleaver to cut chicken? It's just a small matter.
- 貳动verb
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
- ，。
Why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken? It's just a small matter.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 害(harm; damage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 刂(knife radical)RADICAL
Using a knife to cut off something harmful is the action of slicing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 用(use; utilize)ASSOCIATIVE
A bucket with a handle is what people pick up and use every day.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
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