- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
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咎由自取
咎由自取
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
1 meaning#42474
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
- ，。
He brought it upon himself, and no one sympathizes with him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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.
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.
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咎由自取
Traditional咎
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
1 meaning#42474
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
- ，。
He brought it upon himself, and no one sympathizes with him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
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.
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.
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