- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(small unit of measurement; inch)RADICAL
Measuring carefully face-to-face with your hands inch by inch.
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对牛弹琴
对牛弹琴
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
6 meanings
MEANING6 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 。
Playing music to a cow is useless.
- 貳动verb
fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
- ，。
Playing music to a cow is a waste of effort.
- 參动verb
to cast pearls before swine
- ，。
Playing the lute to a cow is a waste of effort.
- 肆动verb
caviar to the general
- 伍动verb
to preach to deaf ears
- 陸动verb
to talk over sb's head
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
- 单(single; one)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using a bow to shoot one bullet at a time is the essence of elastic release.
对牛弹琴
Traditional對牛彈琴
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
6 meanings
MEANING6 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 。
Playing music to a cow is useless.
- 貳动verb
fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
- ，。
Playing music to a cow is a waste of effort.
- 參动verb
to cast pearls before swine
- ，。
Playing the lute to a cow is a waste of effort.
- 肆动verb
caviar to the general
- 伍动verb
to preach to deaf ears
- 陸动verb
to talk over sb's head
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(small unit of measurement; inch)RADICAL
Measuring carefully face-to-face with your hands inch by inch.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
- 单(single; one)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using a bow to shoot one bullet at a time is the essence of elastic release.
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