- 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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放马后炮
放马后炮
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
- ，。
You're saying this now, but it's simply closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 火(fire)RADICAL
- 包(wrap; package)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A cannon uses fire to shoot bullets that are sealed tightly inside.
放马后炮
Traditional放馬後炮
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
- ，。
You're saying this now, but it's simply closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.
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- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 火(fire)RADICAL
- 包(wrap; package)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A cannon uses fire to shoot bullets that are sealed tightly inside.
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