- 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.
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放下屠刀，立地成佛
放下屠刀，立地成佛
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
- 貳动verb
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
- ，。
Drop the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 立(stand upright; erect form)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing upright on the ground with two feet firmly planted is the character for stand.
放下屠刀，立地成佛
Traditional放
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
- 貳动verb
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
- ，。
Drop the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.
STROKE ORDER
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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'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 立(stand upright; erect form)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing upright on the ground with two feet firmly planted is the character for stand.
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