- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 一(mark; position indicator)ASSOCIATIVE
A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.
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本末倒置
本末倒置
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 。
You're putting the cart before the horse by doing it that way.
- 貳动verb
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
- 。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
- 參动verb
to put the cart before the horse
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 一(mark; indicate position)ASSOCIATIVE
A horizontal stroke on top of a tree indicates the tip or head of the tree.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 到(arrive; reach)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 罒(net; mesh (variant form))RADICAL
- 直(straight; upright)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Put an object in the right place, using a net to hold it straight and properly positioned where needed.
本末倒置
Traditional本
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
- 。
You're putting the cart before the horse by doing it that way.
- 貳动verb
to stress the incidental over the fundamental
- 。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
- 參动verb
to put the cart before the horse
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 一(mark; position indicator)ASSOCIATIVE
A horizontal line at the base of a tree marks the root—that is the foundation, the essential base.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 一(mark; indicate position)ASSOCIATIVE
A horizontal stroke on top of a tree indicates the tip or head of the tree.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 到(arrive; reach)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 罒(net; mesh (variant form))RADICAL
- 直(straight; upright)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Put an object in the right place, using a net to hold it straight and properly positioned where needed.
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