- 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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打退堂鼓
打退堂鼓
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
3 meanings#39598
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
- 。
He wants to back out.
- 貳动verb
fig. to give up
- 。
He gives up as soon as he encounters difficulty.
- 參动verb
to turn tail
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
- 尚(respect; lofty)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A grand hall is the most dignified and elevated place of earth within a home.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 壴(drum on stand (iconic form))RADICAL
- 支(branch; handle of a mallet)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a stick strikes a drum resting on a stand to make the sound of a drum.
打退堂鼓
Traditional打
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
3 meanings#39598
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
- 。
He wants to back out.
- 貳动verb
fig. to give up
- 。
He gives up as soon as he encounters difficulty.
- 參动verb
to turn tail
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
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- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)RADICAL
- 尚(respect; lofty)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A grand hall is the most dignified and elevated place of earth within a home.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 壴(drum on stand (iconic form))RADICAL
- 支(branch; handle of a mallet)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a stick strikes a drum resting on a stand to make the sound of a drum.
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