- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
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半壁河山
半壁河山
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)(inherited)
- 。
They lost half their territory.
- 貳名noun
vast swathe of territory(inherited)
- 。
He lost half of his territory.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.
半壁河山
Traditional半
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)(inherited)
- 。
They lost half their territory.
- 貳名noun
vast swathe of territory(inherited)
- 。
He lost half of his territory.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.
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