- 氵(water)RADICAL
- 尼(close; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.
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泥古
泥古
stick-in-the-mud
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
stick-in-the-mud
- 。
He is always stuck in his ways and refuses to accept new ideas.
- 貳动verb
to stick to old ways
- 。
He always clings stubbornly to old ways and refuses to change.
- 參形adjective
stubbornly conservative
- 。
He is a person who rigidly adheres to old ways and refuses to change.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
泥古
Traditional泥
stick-in-the-mud
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
stick-in-the-mud
- 。
He is always stuck in his ways and refuses to accept new ideas.
- 貳动verb
to stick to old ways
- 。
He always clings stubbornly to old ways and refuses to change.
- 參形adjective
stubbornly conservative
- 。
He is a person who rigidly adheres to old ways and refuses to change.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water)RADICAL
- 尼(close; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
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