- 合(combine; grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
- 手(hand)RADICAL
To grasp is to use your hand closed tightly to hold something firmly.
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拿得起放得下
拿得起放得下
lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
- 。
He is a person who can both take things up and let them go.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to take what comes
- 。
He is a person who can take things in stride and let them go.
- 參形adjective
to meet gains or losses with equanimity
- 。
He is a person who can pick things up and put them down with equanimity.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 走(run; go)RADICAL
- 己(self; body)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing up means moving your own two legs to walk.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 方(direction; square)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding striking stick; strike with a stick)RADICAL
Use a stick to chase and drive away in all directions to release and liberate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
拿得起放得下
Traditional拿
lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
- 。
He is a person who can both take things up and let them go.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to take what comes
- 。
He is a person who can take things in stride and let them go.
- 參形adjective
to meet gains or losses with equanimity
- 。
He is a person who can pick things up and put them down with equanimity.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 合(combine; grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
- 手(hand)RADICAL
To grasp is to use your hand closed tightly to hold something firmly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 走(run; go)RADICAL
- 己(self; body)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing up means moving your own two legs to walk.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 方(direction; square)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding striking stick; strike with a stick)RADICAL
Use a stick to chase and drive away in all directions to release and liberate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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