- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
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取其精华
取其精华
to take the best
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to take the best
- ，。
We should take the essence and discard the dross.
- 貳动verb
to absorb the essence
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(rice)RADICAL
- 青(green and pure; clear and clean)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.
取其精华
Traditional取其精華
to take the best
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to take the best
- ，。
We should take the essence and discard the dross.
- 貳动verb
to absorb the essence
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(rice)RADICAL
- 青(green and pure; clear and clean)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.
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