- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
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有钱能使鬼推磨
有钱能使鬼推磨
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)
- ，。
Money can make the devil turn a millstone; that saying is really true.
- 貳形adjective
fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
- ，。
With money, you can make the devil grind the mill; he can do anything.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 厶(private; personal)ASSOCIATIVE
- 匕匕(two legs (bear image))ASSOCIATIVE
A bear displays extraordinary strength and ability through its powerful body and muscular legs.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; people)RADICAL
- 吏(official; command)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person with the power to command others is an official.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鬼(ghost; demon (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 隹(short-tailed bird)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to push the bird flying forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
有钱能使鬼推磨
Traditional有錢能使鬼推磨
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom)
- ，。
Money can make the devil turn a millstone; that saying is really true.
- 貳形adjective
fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks
- ，。
With money, you can make the devil grind the mill; he can do anything.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 厶(private; personal)ASSOCIATIVE
- 匕匕(two legs (bear image))ASSOCIATIVE
A bear displays extraordinary strength and ability through its powerful body and muscular legs.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; people)RADICAL
- 吏(official; command)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person with the power to command others is an official.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鬼(ghost; demon (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 鬼 depicts a ghost with a large head and a twisted, terrifying body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 隹(short-tailed bird)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to push the bird flying forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 麻(thorny plant; coarse cloth)ASSOCIATIVE
- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
Grinding stone processes thorny fibers into fine cloth — that is the meaning of the character.
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