- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
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千钧一发
千钧一发
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#47562
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
- 。
The situation is hanging by a thread.
- 貳形adjective
fig. (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
- 。
The situation is critical and hanging by a thread.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archer)RADICAL
- 癶(two legs step out)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
千钧一发
Traditional千鈞一髮
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#47562
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)
- 。
The situation is hanging by a thread.
- 貳形adjective
fig. (at the) critical; perilous (moment)
- 。
The situation is critical and hanging by a thread.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archer)RADICAL
- 癶(two legs step out)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
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