- 方(direction; square)RADICAL
- 立(stand upright; stand straight)ASSOCIATIVE
Standing upright on one side, looking in one direction – that is beside.
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旁敲侧击
旁敲侧击
to make insinuations
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
to make insinuations
- 貳动verb
to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
- 。
He likes to ask questions in a roundabout way.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high)ASSOCIATIVE
- 攴(hand holding stick; striking hand)RADICAL
A hand holding a stick tapping on something high creates a ringing sound—that is the action of tapping, tapping lightly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; man)RADICAL
- 则(rule; law)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person standing tilted to one side while following the rules represents the side or flank.
旁敲侧击
Traditional旁敲側擊
to make insinuations
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
to make insinuations
- 貳动verb
to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
- 。
He likes to ask questions in a roundabout way.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 方(direction; square)RADICAL
- 立(stand upright; stand straight)ASSOCIATIVE
Standing upright on one side, looking in one direction – that is beside.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high)ASSOCIATIVE
- 攴(hand holding stick; striking hand)RADICAL
A hand holding a stick tapping on something high creates a ringing sound—that is the action of tapping, tapping lightly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; man)RADICAL
- 则(rule; law)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person standing tilted to one side while following the rules represents the side or flank.
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