- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 八(eight; separate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to separate each part like the number eight split in half.
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扒高踩低
扒高踩低
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
- ，。
He's always fawning over those above him and trampling on those below him, which makes people really hate him.
- 貳形adjective
toadying and bullying
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He always fawns over the powerful and bullies the weak, which makes people hate him.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot; sole)RADICAL
- 采(pick; gather)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your foot to step down to pick up things—that's the trampling action.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 氐(low foundation; root base)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person bending down to the roots is truly at the lowest point.
扒高踩低
Traditional扒
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors
- ，。
He's always fawning over those above him and trampling on those below him, which makes people really hate him.
- 貳形adjective
toadying and bullying
- ，。
He always fawns over the powerful and bullies the weak, which makes people hate him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 八(eight; separate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to separate each part like the number eight split in half.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot; sole)RADICAL
- 采(pick; gather)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your foot to step down to pick up things—that's the trampling action.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 氐(low foundation; root base)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person bending down to the roots is truly at the lowest point.
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