- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth spewing out like earth being pushed up is the action of spitting out.
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吐丝自缚
吐丝自缚
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- ，。
He spun a web of his own making and trapped himself in difficulty.
- 貳动verb
hoist with his own petard
- ，。
He spun silk to bind himself, and in the end harmed only himself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糸(thread; silk)RADICAL
- 糸(thread; silk (doubled))ASSOCIATIVE
Two strands of fine thread twisted together form a delicate thread.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
吐丝自缚
Traditional吐絲自縛
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- ，。
He spun a web of his own making and trapped himself in difficulty.
- 貳动verb
hoist with his own petard
- ，。
He spun silk to bind himself, and in the end harmed only himself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth spewing out like earth being pushed up is the action of spitting out.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糸(thread; silk)RADICAL
- 糸(thread; silk (doubled))ASSOCIATIVE
Two strands of fine thread twisted together form a delicate thread.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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