- 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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投缳自缢
投缳自缢
to hang oneself (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to hang oneself (idiom)
- 。
He hanged himself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
投缳自缢
Traditional投繯自縊
to hang oneself (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to hang oneself (idiom)
- 。
He hanged himself.
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- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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