- 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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断章取义
断章取义
(idiom) to quote out of context
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to quote out of context
- 。
You cannot take things out of context.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 音(sound; voice)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten; complete)ASSOCIATIVE
A complete chapter of writing is like a sound with all ten parts perfectly whole.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
断章取义
Traditional斷章取義
(idiom) to quote out of context
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to quote out of context
- 。
You cannot take things out of context.
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- 音(sound; voice)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten; complete)ASSOCIATIVE
A complete chapter of writing is like a sound with all ten parts perfectly whole.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
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