- 亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; land)RADICAL
A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.
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望风捕影
望风捕影
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations(inherited)
- 。
These are all baseless rumors and unfounded gossip.
- 貳动verb
to act on hearsay evidence(inherited)
- 。
Don't act on rumors or unfounded claims.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 甫(begin; new)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to snatch a fleeing person is the act of arrest.
望风捕影
Traditional望風捕影
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations(inherited)
- 。
These are all baseless rumors and unfounded gossip.
- 貳动verb
to act on hearsay evidence(inherited)
- 。
Don't act on rumors or unfounded claims.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; land)RADICAL
A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 甫(begin; new)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to snatch a fleeing person is the act of arrest.
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