- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 殳(weapon for throwing/striking)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand holding a weapon thrown forward is the motion of surrender or attack.
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投笔从戎
投笔从戎
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
- ，。
He decided to abandon his writing career and join the military to defend the country.
- 貳动verb
to join the military (esp. of educated person)
- ，。
He set down his pen and took up arms to protect his family and country.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 毛(hair; fur; strand of hair)ASSOCIATIVE
A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human figure)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people walking together, with one following behind the other, that is the meaning of the character.
投笔从戎
Traditional投筆從戎
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
- ，。
He decided to abandon his writing career and join the military to defend the country.
- 貳动verb
to join the military (esp. of educated person)
- ，。
He set down his pen and took up arms to protect his family and country.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 殳(weapon for throwing/striking)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand holding a weapon thrown forward is the motion of surrender or attack.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 毛(hair; fur; strand of hair)ASSOCIATIVE
A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human figure)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people walking together, with one following behind the other, that is the meaning of the character.
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