- 米(grain of rice; pictographic)ASSOCIATIVE
Rice grains scattered from a grain bundle symbolize the staple food of East Asian people.
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柴米油盐酱醋茶
柴米油盐酱醋茶
lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea
- 。
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea are necessities of life.
- 貳名noun
fig. life's daily necessities
- 。
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea are daily necessities.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 由(from; due to; oil (phonetic))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Oil is a liquid that flows from a natural source.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 圤(earth; mineral (hint: rock salt))ASSOCIATIVE
- 皿(bowl; container)RADICAL
Salt is a mineral from the earth held in a bowl.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 爿(wooden plank; split in two)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening)PHONETIC
- 酉(jar; ferment)RADICAL
Paste is something fermented and ripened in a jar through a long night.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 酉(wine vessel; wine jar)RADICAL
- 昔(ancient; former)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Vinegar is the kind of fermented wine that has turned sour over time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 人(person; people)ASSOCIATIVE
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Tea is a plant that people pick from a wooden tree to drink.
柴米油盐酱醋茶
Traditional柴米油鹽醬醋茶
lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea
- 。
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea are necessities of life.
- 貳名noun
fig. life's daily necessities
- 。
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea are daily necessities.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain of rice; pictographic)ASSOCIATIVE
Rice grains scattered from a grain bundle symbolize the staple food of East Asian people.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 由(from; due to; oil (phonetic))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Oil is a liquid that flows from a natural source.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 圤(earth; mineral (hint: rock salt))ASSOCIATIVE
- 皿(bowl; container)RADICAL
Salt is a mineral from the earth held in a bowl.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 爿(wooden plank; split in two)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening)PHONETIC
- 酉(jar; ferment)RADICAL
Paste is something fermented and ripened in a jar through a long night.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 酉(wine vessel; wine jar)RADICAL
- 昔(ancient; former)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Vinegar is the kind of fermented wine that has turned sour over time.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 人(person; people)ASSOCIATIVE
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Tea is a plant that people pick from a wooden tree to drink.
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