- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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如花似玉
如花似玉
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
- 。
She grew up beautiful as a flower and precious as jade.
- 貳形adjective
(of a woman) exquisite
- 。
She is as beautiful as a flower and as precious as jade.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 化(change; transform)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A flower is grass and trees transformed into the most brilliant and beautiful appearance.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE
Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.
如花似玉
Traditional如
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)
- 。
She grew up beautiful as a flower and precious as jade.
- 貳形adjective
(of a woman) exquisite
- 。
She is as beautiful as a flower and as precious as jade.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 化(change; transform)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A flower is grass and trees transformed into the most brilliant and beautiful appearance.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE
Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.
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