- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 丁(nail; craftsman)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
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打掉门牙，往肚子里咽
打掉门牙，往肚子里咽
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
- 貳动verb
fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
- ，。
He had his front teeth knocked out and had to swallow them.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 卓(tall; prominent; outstanding)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Hand swung up high then released falling down — that's the action of dropping and losing.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 因(cause; origin; support; basis)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The throat is where the mouth relies on to swallow food down into the belly.
打掉门牙，往肚子里咽
Traditional打掉門牙，往肚子裡嚥
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom)
- 貳动verb
fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
- ，。
He had his front teeth knocked out and had to swallow them.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 丁(nail; craftsman)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 卓(tall; prominent; outstanding)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Hand swung up high then released falling down — that's the action of dropping and losing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 因(cause; origin; support; basis)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The throat is where the mouth relies on to swallow food down into the belly.
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