- 弓(bow; archery weapon)RADICAL
- 厶(private; contract; withdraw)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)ASSOCIATIVE
A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.
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强扭的瓜不甜
强扭的瓜不甜
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
- 貳形adjective
fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
- 。
A melon that is forced off the vine will not be sweet.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 丑(ugly; twisted)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to twist something that looks twisted and ugly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 瓜(melon; gourd (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 舌(tongue; blade)ASSOCIATIVE
- 甘(sweet; pleasant)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The sensation of sweetness is a taste that the tongue perceives from something sweet.
强扭的瓜不甜
Traditional強扭的瓜不甜
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
- 貳形adjective
fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
- 。
A melon that is forced off the vine will not be sweet.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow; archery weapon)RADICAL
- 厶(private; contract; withdraw)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)ASSOCIATIVE
A stubborn worm as tense as a drawn bowstring represents unyielding strength.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 丑(ugly; twisted)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to twist something that looks twisted and ugly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 瓜(melon; gourd (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 舌(tongue; blade)ASSOCIATIVE
- 甘(sweet; pleasant)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The sensation of sweetness is a taste that the tongue perceives from something sweet.
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