- 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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半夜三更
半夜三更
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
1 meaning#39553
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night(inherited)
- 。
He didn't get home until the middle of the night.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(roof; upper part)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亻(person; human)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
Night is when people bow their heads to rest under the moonlight of evening.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 曰(speak; write)RADICAL
- 一(one; once more)ASSOCIATIVE
- 乂(cut off; edit)ASSOCIATIVE
Modifying old speech one more time is "change."
半夜三更
Traditional半
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night
1 meaning#39553
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night(inherited)
- 。
He didn't get home until the middle of the night.
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- 亠(roof; upper part)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亻(person; human)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
Night is when people bow their heads to rest under the moonlight of evening.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 曰(speak; write)RADICAL
- 一(one; once more)ASSOCIATIVE
- 乂(cut off; edit)ASSOCIATIVE
Modifying old speech one more time is "change."
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