- 戈(weapon; spear)RADICAL
- 隹(short-tailed bird)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten; cut across)ASSOCIATIVE
A spear cuts through like a horizontal slash, severing a bird in two.
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截长补短
截长补短
take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- ，。
We should learn from each other's strengths and compensate for each other's weaknesses.
- 貳动verb
to offset each other's deficiencies
- ，。
We should complement each other's strengths and weaknesses to make progress together.
- 參动verb
to complement each other
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS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.
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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.
截长补短
Traditional截長補短
take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- ，。
We should learn from each other's strengths and compensate for each other's weaknesses.
- 貳动verb
to offset each other's deficiencies
- ，。
We should complement each other's strengths and weaknesses to make progress together.
- 參动verb
to complement each other
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 戈(weapon; spear)RADICAL
- 隹(short-tailed bird)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten; cut across)ASSOCIATIVE
A spear cuts through like a horizontal slash, severing a bird in two.
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.
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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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