- 车(vehicle; cart)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Chopping straight through like an axe cutting a wheel completely in two.
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斩钉截铁
斩钉截铁
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 6 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 。
He refused categorically.
- 貳形adjective
fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
- 。
He flatly refused.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 釒(metal)RADICAL
- 丁(stalwart; able-bodied man)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A nail is a metal object with a firm shape like a sturdy strong man.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 戈(weapon; spear)RADICAL
- 隹(short-tailed bird)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten; cut across)ASSOCIATIVE
A spear cuts through like a horizontal slash, severing a bird in two.
斩钉截铁
Traditional斬釘截鐵
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
HSK 6 (2.0)HSK 6 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
- 。
He refused categorically.
- 貳形adjective
fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
- 。
He flatly refused.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 车(vehicle; cart)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Chopping straight through like an axe cutting a wheel completely in two.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 釒(metal)RADICAL
- 丁(stalwart; able-bodied man)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A nail is a metal object with a firm shape like a sturdy strong man.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 戈(weapon; spear)RADICAL
- 隹(short-tailed bird)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten; cut across)ASSOCIATIVE
A spear cuts through like a horizontal slash, severing a bird in two.
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