A hand groping in the darkness to search and feel around when you can't see anything.
摸着石头过河
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
- ,。
We feel our way across the river by touching stones, taking it one step at a time.
- 貳动verb
to advance cautiously, step by step
- ,。
We feel our way across the river by groping for stones, one step at a time.
- 參动verb
to feel one's way forward
- ,。
We feel our way across the river by stepping on stones, one step at a time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom)
- ,。
We feel our way across the river by touching stones, taking it one step at a time.
- 貳动verb
to advance cautiously, step by step
- ,。
We feel our way across the river by groping for stones, one step at a time.
- 參动verb
to feel one's way forward
- ,。
We feel our way across the river by stepping on stones, one step at a time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
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