- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 立(upright; erect)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to pull someone up straight is the meaning of the character 拉.
/
拉锯战
拉锯战
to-and-fro tussle
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
to-and-fro tussle
- 。
This is a protracted tug-of-war struggle.
- 貳名noun
closely-fought contest
- 。
This match was a hard-fought battle that went back and forth.
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 釒(metal)RADICAL
- 居(remain; occupy)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A saw is a metal tool fixed in place to cut wood.
拉锯战
Traditional拉鋸戰
to-and-fro tussle
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
to-and-fro tussle
- 。
This is a protracted tug-of-war struggle.
- 貳名noun
closely-fought contest
- 。
This match was a hard-fought battle that went back and forth.
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
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- 釒(metal)RADICAL
- 居(remain; occupy)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A saw is a metal tool fixed in place to cut wood.
Explore more related entries to look up.