- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
/
死要面子
死要面子
to regard face as all-important
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to regard face as all-important
- 。
He is a person who cares excessively about saving face.
- 貳形adjective
to consider loss of face unthinkable
- 。
He is a person who cares excessively about face and pride.
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 覀(upper part; indicates waist)ASSOCIATIVE
- 女(woman; female)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman uses her hand to hold her waist—the essential, vital part of the body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 面(face; image)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 面 depicts a human face with an outline and eyes in the center.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
⿱(top-bottom)
？
？
死要面子
Traditional死
to regard face as all-important
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to regard face as all-important
- 。
He is a person who cares excessively about saving face.
- 貳形adjective
to consider loss of face unthinkable
- 。
He is a person who cares excessively about face and pride.
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
⿱(top-bottom)
？
？
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 覀(upper part; indicates waist)ASSOCIATIVE
- 女(woman; female)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman uses her hand to hold her waist—the essential, vital part of the body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 面(face; image)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 面 depicts a human face with an outline and eyes in the center.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
Explore more related entries to look up.