Evening outside divining fortunes under the moon — that's an external affair.
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外刚内柔
外刚内柔
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
- ，。
She looks very tough, but is actually hard on the outside and soft on the inside.
- 貳形adjective
appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability
- 。
She appears tough on the outside but soft on the inside.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冂(outer boundary; fence)RADICAL
- 入(enter; go in)ASSOCIATIVE
Inside a fence, something that has already gone in becomes what is enclosed.
外刚内柔
Traditional外剛內柔
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell
- ，。
She looks very tough, but is actually hard on the outside and soft on the inside.
- 貳形adjective
appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability
- 。
She appears tough on the outside but soft on the inside.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冂(outer boundary; fence)RADICAL
- 入(enter; go in)ASSOCIATIVE
Inside a fence, something that has already gone in becomes what is enclosed.
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