- 十(ten; branch)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand grasping a tree branch depicts the image of support and branching.
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支吾其词
支吾其词
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
- ，。
He beat around the bush and refused to tell the truth.
- 貳动verb
evasive
- ，。
He hemmed and hawed, unwilling to tell the truth.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 司(manage; govern)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Words are speech that is managed and arranged in order.
支吾其词
Traditional支吾其詞
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
- ，。
He beat around the bush and refused to tell the truth.
- 貳动verb
evasive
- ，。
He hemmed and hawed, unwilling to tell the truth.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten; branch)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand grasping a tree branch depicts the image of support and branching.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 司(manage; govern)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Words are speech that is managed and arranged in order.
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