- 午(noon; horse-tying post)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(stop; halt)ASSOCIATIVE
- 卩(kneeling person; seal; stamp)RADICAL
Removing a saddle means stopping a horse and kneeling down to take off the objects on its back.
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卸磨杀驴
卸磨杀驴
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
- ，。
Unload the millstone and kill the donkey, cross the river and burn the bridge.
- 貳动verb
fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
- ，。
He discarded people after using them, firing all the old employees.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
卸磨杀驴
Traditional卸磨殺驢
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
- ，。
Unload the millstone and kill the donkey, cross the river and burn the bridge.
- 貳动verb
fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
- ，。
He discarded people after using them, firing all the old employees.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 午(noon; horse-tying post)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(stop; halt)ASSOCIATIVE
- 卩(kneeling person; seal; stamp)RADICAL
Removing a saddle means stopping a horse and kneeling down to take off the objects on its back.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
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