- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 立(upright; erect)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to pull someone up straight is the meaning of the character 拉.
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拉大旗作虎皮
拉大旗作虎皮
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
- 貳动verb
fig. to borrow sb's prestige
- ，。
He used a false banner to deceive many people.
- 參动verb
to take the name of a great cause as a shield
- ，。
He used a grand pretense as a cover to deceive many people.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(person stretching limbs; figure of person with outstretched arms and legs)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing with arms and legs spread wide symbolizes greatness and magnificence.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; people)RADICAL
- 乍(sudden; just beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person beginning to do something is the action of making or creating.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
拉大旗作虎皮
Traditional拉
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
- 貳动verb
fig. to borrow sb's prestige
- ，。
He used a false banner to deceive many people.
- 參动verb
to take the name of a great cause as a shield
- ，。
He used a grand pretense as a cover to deceive many people.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 立(upright; erect)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to pull someone up straight is the meaning of the character 拉.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(person stretching limbs; figure of person with outstretched arms and legs)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing with arms and legs spread wide symbolizes greatness and magnificence.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; people)RADICAL
- 乍(sudden; just beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person beginning to do something is the action of making or creating.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
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