- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
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寸步难行
寸步难行
unable to move a single step (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
unable to move a single step (idiom)
- ，。
It's pouring rain outside, and we can't move even a single step.
- 貳形adjective
to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
- 。
He is now in an extremely difficult situation and can barely move forward.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
- 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE
A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
寸步难行
Traditional寸步難行
unable to move a single step (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
unable to move a single step (idiom)
- ，。
It's pouring rain outside, and we can't move even a single step.
- 貳形adjective
to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
- 。
He is now in an extremely difficult situation and can barely move forward.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
- 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE
A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
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