- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 氿(trickling water; small flowing water)ASSOCIATIVE
Dyeing is soaking wood in water so the color seeps into each wood fiber.
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染指于鼎
染指于鼎
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- ，。
He wanted to meddle in the matter but was unsuccessful.
- 貳动verb
to get a share of the action
- 。
He wants to get his hands on the tripod.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 旨(meaning; delicious)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to point at what you want to say.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
染指于鼎
Traditional染指於鼎
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
- ，。
He wanted to meddle in the matter but was unsuccessful.
- 貳动verb
to get a share of the action
- 。
He wants to get his hands on the tripod.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 氿(trickling water; small flowing water)ASSOCIATIVE
Dyeing is soaking wood in water so the color seeps into each wood fiber.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 旨(meaning; delicious)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to point at what you want to say.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
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