- ⺈(nail; claw (scratching hand))ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand; grasp; hold)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亅(hook; pull back)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands pulling and jerking back and forth — that is the struggle to seize.
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明争暗斗
明争暗斗
(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
- ，。
They openly competed and secretly schemed against each other, neither willing to give ground.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun; light)RADICAL
- 音(sound; shadow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When the sun is covered by the sound of night, everything becomes dark.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 斗(ladle for wine (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A ladle with a handle used for scooping wine or measuring grain in ancient times.
明争暗斗
Traditional明爭暗鬥
(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
- ，。
They openly competed and secretly schemed against each other, neither willing to give ground.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(nail; claw (scratching hand))ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand; grasp; hold)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亅(hook; pull back)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands pulling and jerking back and forth — that is the struggle to seize.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun; light)RADICAL
- 音(sound; shadow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When the sun is covered by the sound of night, everything becomes dark.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 斗(ladle for wine (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A ladle with a handle used for scooping wine or measuring grain in ancient times.
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