- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
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故弄玄虚
故弄玄虚
deliberately mystifying
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
deliberately mystifying
- 。
He likes to deliberately create an air of mystery.
- 貳动verb
to make sth unnecessarily complicated
- 。
He always makes things unnecessarily complicated.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 玉(precious jade; gem)ASSOCIATIVE
- 廾(two hands raised; hands offering up)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands lifting up a pearl while fondling and playing with it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(lid; cover)ASSOCIATIVE
- 幺(small thread; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiny thread hidden under a roof suggests something mysterious and deeply obscured from view.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head; fierce look)RADICAL
- 业(work; career)ASSOCIATIVE
Beneath a fierce tiger's head, all work becomes empty and void.
故弄玄虚
Traditional故弄玄虛
deliberately mystifying
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
deliberately mystifying
- 。
He likes to deliberately create an air of mystery.
- 貳动verb
to make sth unnecessarily complicated
- 。
He always makes things unnecessarily complicated.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 玉(precious jade; gem)ASSOCIATIVE
- 廾(two hands raised; hands offering up)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands lifting up a pearl while fondling and playing with it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(lid; cover)ASSOCIATIVE
- 幺(small thread; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiny thread hidden under a roof suggests something mysterious and deeply obscured from view.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head; fierce look)RADICAL
- 业(work; career)ASSOCIATIVE
Beneath a fierce tiger's head, all work becomes empty and void.
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