- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
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河东狮吼
河东狮吼
lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
- 。
His wife is a shrew with a loud, domineering voice.
- 貳名noun
fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband
- 。
His wife is a shrew.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 孔(hole; empty)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth roaring loudly like sound escaping through a large hollow opening.
河东狮吼
Traditional河東獅吼
lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the lioness from Hedong roars (idiom)
- 。
His wife is a shrew with a loud, domineering voice.
- 貳名noun
fig. refers to a shrewish wife or a henpecked husband
- 。
His wife is a shrew.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 孔(hole; empty)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth roaring loudly like sound escaping through a large hollow opening.
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