- 一(straight line; boundary; destination)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(stop; foot)RADICAL
A foot stopping exactly at the line is straightness and precision.
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正眼
正眼
facing directly (with one's eyes)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
facing directly (with one's eyes)
- 。
He looked straight at me.
- 貳动verb
(to look sb) in the eyes
- 。
He didn't dare look me straight in the eye.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 艮(hard; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."
正眼
Traditional正
facing directly (with one's eyes)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
facing directly (with one's eyes)
- 。
He looked straight at me.
- 貳动verb
(to look sb) in the eyes
- 。
He didn't dare look me straight in the eye.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(straight line; boundary; destination)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(stop; foot)RADICAL
A foot stopping exactly at the line is straightness and precision.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 艮(hard; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."
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