- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 甫(begin; new)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to snatch a fleeing person is the act of arrest.
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捕风捉影
捕风捉影
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- 。
These are all baseless rumors and unfounded gossip.
- 貳动verb
to act on hearsay evidence
- 。
Don't act on rumors or unfounded claims.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 足(foot; complete)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to grip the enemy's leg tightly to capture them.
捕风捉影
Traditional捕風捉影
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- 。
These are all baseless rumors and unfounded gossip.
- 貳动verb
to act on hearsay evidence
- 。
Don't act on rumors or unfounded claims.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 甫(begin; new)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to snatch a fleeing person is the act of arrest.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 足(foot; complete)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to grip the enemy's leg tightly to capture them.
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