- 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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引蛇出洞
引蛇出洞
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
- ，。
We lured the snake out of its hole and then caught it.
- 貳动verb
to expose a malefactor (idiom)
- ，。
We lured the snake out of its hole and caught the bad guy.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虫(insect; bug; worm)RADICAL
- 它(snake (original sense))PHONO-SEMANTIC
A snake is a reptile that slithers like an insect, and the sound "da" mimics its hissing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 同(together; mutually)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A cave is a place where water flows through and connects all the way through.
引蛇出洞
Traditional引
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
- ，。
We lured the snake out of its hole and then caught it.
- 貳动verb
to expose a malefactor (idiom)
- ，。
We lured the snake out of its hole and caught the bad guy.
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- 虫(insect; bug; worm)RADICAL
- 它(snake (original sense))PHONO-SEMANTIC
A snake is a reptile that slithers like an insect, and the sound "da" mimics its hissing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 同(together; mutually)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A cave is a place where water flows through and connects all the way through.
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