- 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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妄自菲薄
妄自菲薄
to be unduly humble (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to be unduly humble (idiom)
- 。
We should not belittle ourselves.
- 貳动verb
to undervalue oneself
- 。
We should not belittle ourselves.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 溥(widespread; spread widely)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Thin grass spreads everywhere like delicate cloth covering the ground.
妄自菲薄
Traditional妄
to be unduly humble (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to be unduly humble (idiom)
- 。
We should not belittle ourselves.
- 貳动verb
to undervalue oneself
- 。
We should not belittle ourselves.
STROKE ORDER
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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- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 溥(widespread; spread widely)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Thin grass spreads everywhere like delicate cloth covering the ground.
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