- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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水中捞月
水中捞月
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
- 貳
fig. a hopeless endeavor
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The moon radical depicts a crescent moon with two horizontal strokes inside.
水中捞月
Traditional水中撈月
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
- 貳
fig. a hopeless endeavor
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The moon radical depicts a crescent moon with two horizontal strokes inside.
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