- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
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心如刀割
心如刀割
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
- ，。
Hearing this news, his heart was cut to pieces with pain.
- 貳形adjective
to be torn with grief
- ，。
Upon hearing this news, his heart was cut like a knife.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 害(harm; damage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 刂(knife radical)RADICAL
Using a knife to cut off something harmful is the action of slicing.
心如刀割
Traditional心
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
- ，。
Hearing this news, his heart was cut to pieces with pain.
- 貳形adjective
to be torn with grief
- ，。
Upon hearing this news, his heart was cut like a knife.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 害(harm; damage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 刂(knife radical)RADICAL
Using a knife to cut off something harmful is the action of slicing.
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