- 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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杀鸡取卵
杀鸡取卵
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
- 。
Killing the hen to get eggs is not advisable.
- 貳动verb
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
- 。
We cannot kill the hen to get the eggs.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 卵(egg (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.
杀鸡取卵
Traditional殺雞取卵
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
- 。
Killing the hen to get eggs is not advisable.
- 貳动verb
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
- 。
We cannot kill the hen to get the eggs.
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- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 卵(egg (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.
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