- 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.
to be unable to continue
to be unable to continue
He had already run out of resources and had no way forward.
to come to a dead end (idiom)
He has already reached a dead end.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
A harbor is where water flows into the narrow passages between moored ships.
Using a knife to cut thread completely represents the image of total severance.
to be unable to continue
to be unable to continue
He had already run out of resources and had no way forward.
to come to a dead end (idiom)
He has already reached a dead end.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
A harbor is where water flows into the narrow passages between moored ships.
Using a knife to cut thread completely represents the image of total severance.
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