- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
(dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
(dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
He broke the wooden stick by bending it.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
(dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
(dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
He broke the wooden stick by bending it.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
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