- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
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断弦
断弦
widowed
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
widowed
- 貳名noun
lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
- 玄(deep; dark)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bowstring stretched across an arc creates a mysterious sound like the deep black of the void.
断弦
Traditional斷弦
widowed
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
widowed
- 貳名noun
lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 弓(bow (weapon))RADICAL
- 玄(deep; dark)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bowstring stretched across an arc creates a mysterious sound like the deep black of the void.
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