- 丨(vertical stick; marking stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 日(sun; day)RADICAL
Add another stroke to the sun to mark the days that have passed — that is what is old.
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旧瓶装新酒
旧瓶装新酒
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
- ，。
Old wine in new bottles, nothing original about it.
- 貳名noun
(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 酉(wine vessel (pictographic))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Alcohol is a liquid stored in a vessel and fermented from grain.
旧瓶装新酒
Traditional舊瓶裝新酒
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework
- ，。
Old wine in new bottles, nothing original about it.
- 貳名noun
(loan idiom from Matthew 9:17, but fig. meaning is opposite)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丨(vertical stick; marking stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 日(sun; day)RADICAL
Add another stroke to the sun to mark the days that have passed — that is what is old.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 酉(wine vessel (pictographic))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Alcohol is a liquid stored in a vessel and fermented from grain.
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