- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; outer layer)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to peel away the outer layer, like removing a cloak from someone's body.
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披沙拣金
披沙拣金
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- ，。
We should sift through the sand to find gold and pick out the best.
- 貳动verb
fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff
- ，。
We should sift through the sand to find the gold, picking out the best.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 柬(select; letter)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to select and sort things one by one is like your hand choosing the right card.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
披沙拣金
Traditional披沙揀金
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- ，。
We should sift through the sand to find gold and pick out the best.
- 貳动verb
fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff
- ，。
We should sift through the sand to find the gold, picking out the best.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; outer layer)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to peel away the outer layer, like removing a cloak from someone's body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 柬(select; letter)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to select and sort things one by one is like your hand choosing the right card.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
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