- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
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杀人如草
杀人如草
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
He killed people without compunction, and his crimes were heinous and abominable.
- 貳动verb
fig. to kill people like flies(inherited)
- ，。
He killed people without batting an eye, committing heinous crimes that reached the heavens.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
杀人如草
Traditional殺人如草
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
He killed people without compunction, and his crimes were heinous and abominable.
- 貳动verb
fig. to kill people like flies(inherited)
- ，。
He killed people without batting an eye, committing heinous crimes that reached the heavens.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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