- 弓(bow; curved shape)RADICAL
- 丨(stroke; bowstring)ASSOCIATIVE
Pulling a taut string straight on a bow is the action of drawing or pulling.
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引狼入室
引狼入室
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
- ，。
Inviting the wolf into the house, one must bear the consequences oneself.
- 貳动verb
fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
- ，。
Inviting the wolf into the house, one brings disaster upon oneself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 犭(dog; beast classifier)RADICAL
- 良(good; virtuous)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A wolf looks as docile as a well-behaved dog but is actually fierce and savage.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; go in)ASSOCIATIVE
A brushstroke like an arrow pointing inward symbolizes the action of going in.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 至(arrive at place; reach destination)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A room is a place with a roof overhead where people come and stay.
引狼入室
Traditional引
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
- ，。
Inviting the wolf into the house, one must bear the consequences oneself.
- 貳动verb
fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
- ，。
Inviting the wolf into the house, one brings disaster upon oneself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; curved shape)RADICAL
- 丨(stroke; bowstring)ASSOCIATIVE
Pulling a taut string straight on a bow is the action of drawing or pulling.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 犭(dog; beast classifier)RADICAL
- 良(good; virtuous)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A wolf looks as docile as a well-behaved dog but is actually fierce and savage.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; go in)ASSOCIATIVE
A brushstroke like an arrow pointing inward symbolizes the action of going in.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 至(arrive at place; reach destination)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A room is a place with a roof overhead where people come and stay.
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