- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 由(from there; originate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to pull out and draw upward from a single point is the action of extracting.
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抽丝剥茧
抽丝剥茧
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- 。
He analyzed the problem methodically, stripping away layers to get to the core.
- 貳动verb
fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
- ，。
He unraveled the clues layer by layer and finally uncovered the truth.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糸(thread; silk)RADICAL
- 糸(thread; silk (doubled))ASSOCIATIVE
Two strands of fine thread twisted together form a delicate thread.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彔(carve; extract)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 刂(knife; blade)RADICAL
Using a knife to carve and peel away layers of skin from an object.
抽丝剥茧
Traditional抽絲剝繭
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- 。
He analyzed the problem methodically, stripping away layers to get to the core.
- 貳动verb
fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
- ，。
He unraveled the clues layer by layer and finally uncovered the truth.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 由(from there; originate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to pull out and draw upward from a single point is the action of extracting.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糸(thread; silk)RADICAL
- 糸(thread; silk (doubled))ASSOCIATIVE
Two strands of fine thread twisted together form a delicate thread.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彔(carve; extract)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 刂(knife; blade)RADICAL
Using a knife to carve and peel away layers of skin from an object.
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