The intestines are the fleshy internal organs of the body, with the character pronounced like "yang."
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柔肠寸断
柔肠寸断
lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
- ，。
Hearing this news, her heart was broken into a thousand pieces.
- 貳形adjective
broken-hearted (idiom)
- ，。
Upon hearing this news, her heart was broken into a thousand pieces.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
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柔肠寸断
Traditional柔腸寸斷
lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
- ，。
Hearing this news, her heart was broken into a thousand pieces.
- 貳形adjective
broken-hearted (idiom)
- ，。
Upon hearing this news, her heart was broken into a thousand pieces.
STROKE ORDER
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⿰(left-right)
⺼
昜
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
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