- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
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家贫如洗
家贫如洗
extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
- ，。
His family was poor as a church mouse, and life was very difficult.
- 貳形adjective
penniless
- ，。
His family was extremely poor, and life was very difficult.
- 參形adjective
poor as church mice
- ，。
His family was desperately poor, and life was very difficult.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS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.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 先(before; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Washing uses water going first to clean everything.
家贫如洗
Traditional家貧如洗
extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
extreme poverty (idiom); destitute
- ，。
His family was poor as a church mouse, and life was very difficult.
- 貳形adjective
penniless
- ，。
His family was extremely poor, and life was very difficult.
- 參形adjective
poor as church mice
- ，。
His family was desperately poor, and life was very difficult.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
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- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 先(before; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Washing uses water going first to clean everything.
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