- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
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无言可对
无言可对
unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
- 。
He was questioned to the point where he had nothing to say in response.
- 貳形adjective
at a loss for words
- 。
He was questioned until he had nothing to say in response.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(small unit of measurement; inch)RADICAL
Measuring carefully face-to-face with your hands inch by inch.
无言可对
Traditional無言可對
unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
unable to reply (idiom); left speechless
- 。
He was questioned to the point where he had nothing to say in response.
- 貳形adjective
at a loss for words
- 。
He was questioned until he had nothing to say in response.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(small unit of measurement; inch)RADICAL
Measuring carefully face-to-face with your hands inch by inch.
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