- 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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杀鸡焉用牛刀
杀鸡焉用牛刀
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
- ，。
Why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken—it's just a trivial matter.
- 貳名noun
aquila non capit muscam
- ，。
Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken? It's just a trivial matter.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 用(use; utilize)ASSOCIATIVE
A bucket with a handle is what people pick up and use every day.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
杀鸡焉用牛刀
Traditional殺雞焉用牛刀
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
- ，。
Why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken—it's just a trivial matter.
- 貳名noun
aquila non capit muscam
- ，。
Why use an ox cleaver to kill a chicken? It's just a trivial matter.
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- 用(use; utilize)ASSOCIATIVE
A bucket with a handle is what people pick up and use every day.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刀(knife (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character knife resembles the curved shape of a blade with a handle.
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