- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
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头悬梁，锥刺股
头悬梁，锥刺股
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
- ，，。
He hangs his head from a beam and pricks his thigh with an awl; he studies very diligently.
- 貳副adverb
fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
- ，。
He studied with unrelenting diligence, suspending his head from the beam and pricking his thigh with an awl.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 殳(weapon; hit)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The thigh (leg radical) is the meat that bears the most blows when fighting.
头悬梁，锥刺股
Traditional頭懸梁，錐刺股
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
- ，，。
He hangs his head from a beam and pricks his thigh with an awl; he studies very diligently.
- 貳副adverb
fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
- ，。
He studied with unrelenting diligence, suspending his head from the beam and pricking his thigh with an awl.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 殳(weapon; hit)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The thigh (leg radical) is the meat that bears the most blows when fighting.
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