- 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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引鬼上门
引鬼上门
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
- ，。
Inviting ghosts to your door is bringing trouble upon yourself.
- 貳动verb
fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
- 。
You're inviting disaster upon yourself.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鬼(ghost; demon (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
引鬼上门
Traditional引鬼上門
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom)
- ，。
Inviting ghosts to your door is bringing trouble upon yourself.
- 貳动verb
fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble
- 。
You're inviting disaster upon yourself.
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- 鬼(ghost; demon (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
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