- 曰(mouth open; speak)RADICAL
- 丨丨(two vertical strokes indicating a curve)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 曲 shows a vessel's mouth with two curved walls, evoking the image of a bent and winding elbow.
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曲肱而枕
曲肱而枕
lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
- ，。
He bent his arm as a pillow and slept soundly.
- 貳形adjective
fig. content with simple things
- ，。
He bent his arm as a pillow and was content in poverty, finding joy in the pursuit of virtue.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
曲肱而枕
Traditional曲
lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
- ，。
He bent his arm as a pillow and slept soundly.
- 貳形adjective
fig. content with simple things
- ，。
He bent his arm as a pillow and was content in poverty, finding joy in the pursuit of virtue.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 曰(mouth open; speak)RADICAL
- 丨丨(two vertical strokes indicating a curve)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 曲 shows a vessel's mouth with two curved walls, evoking the image of a bent and winding elbow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
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