- 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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泥牛入海
泥牛入海
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
- ，。
He disappeared like a clay bull entering the sea and never came back.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; go in)ASSOCIATIVE
A brushstroke like an arrow pointing inward symbolizes the action of going in.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 每(each; always)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The sea is a vast expanse of water that stretches boundlessly every day.
泥牛入海
Traditional泥
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning
- ，。
He disappeared like a clay bull entering the sea and never came back.
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- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; go in)ASSOCIATIVE
A brushstroke like an arrow pointing inward symbolizes the action of going in.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 每(each; always)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The sea is a vast expanse of water that stretches boundlessly every day.
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