- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 包(wrap; bundle)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to wrap and hold someone close to your chest is what embrace means.
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抱薪救火
抱薪救火
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 。
Trying to put out a fire by carrying firewood will only make the situation worse.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 求(seek; request)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick; action)RADICAL
Rescuing a person means using your hand to act in response to an urgent plea for help.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 火(fire (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 火 depicts a flame bursting with fire sparks radiating out on both sides.
抱薪救火
Traditional抱
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 。
Trying to put out a fire by carrying firewood will only make the situation worse.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 包(wrap; bundle)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to wrap and hold someone close to your chest is what embrace means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 求(seek; request)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick; action)RADICAL
Rescuing a person means using your hand to act in response to an urgent plea for help.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 火(fire (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 火 depicts a flame bursting with fire sparks radiating out on both sides.
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