- 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
- 长(long; large)PHONO-SEMANTIC
To shoot, you pull and extend the bowstring taut.
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张家长，李家短
张家长，李家短
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
- ，。
They always like to gossip about their neighbors' affairs.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 矢(arrow point; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 豆(bean; small object)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow's short tip is the size of a bean — that is the meaning of short.
张家长，李家短
Traditional張家長，李家短
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
- ，。
They always like to gossip about their neighbors' affairs.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
- 长(long; large)PHONO-SEMANTIC
To shoot, you pull and extend the bowstring taut.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 矢(arrow point; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 豆(bean; small object)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow's short tip is the size of a bean — that is the meaning of short.
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