- 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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强词夺理
强词夺理
to twist words and force logic (idiom)
4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to twist words and force logic (idiom)
- 。
He always twists the truth to suit his arguments.
- 貳动verb
sophistry
- 。
He always argues by twisting the facts.
- 參动verb
loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
- 。
He always twists arguments to justify himself.
- 肆动verb
shoving false arguments down people's throats
- 。
He always insists on unreasonable arguments.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 司(manage; govern)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Words are speech that is managed and arranged in order.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; adult)RADICAL
- 寸(inch; palm of hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A strong adult hand snatching something away is the action of seizing or wresting it from someone.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(jade; precious stone)RADICAL
- 里(village; mile)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Polishing rough jade layer by layer along the grain, like dividing the road mile by mile into neat sections.
强词夺理
Traditional強詞奪理
to twist words and force logic (idiom)
4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to twist words and force logic (idiom)
- 。
He always twists the truth to suit his arguments.
- 貳动verb
sophistry
- 。
He always argues by twisting the facts.
- 參动verb
loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
- 。
He always twists arguments to justify himself.
- 肆动verb
shoving false arguments down people's throats
- 。
He always insists on unreasonable arguments.
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- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 司(manage; govern)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Words are speech that is managed and arranged in order.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; adult)RADICAL
- 寸(inch; palm of hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A strong adult hand snatching something away is the action of seizing or wresting it from someone.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(jade; precious stone)RADICAL
- 里(village; mile)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Polishing rough jade layer by layer along the grain, like dividing the road mile by mile into neat sections.
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