- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 羊(goat)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vast ocean is as wide as countless goats running across the boundless water's surface.
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洋洋自得
洋洋自得
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
- 。
He accepted everyone's praise with self-satisfied delight.
- 貳形adjective
proud
- 。
He boasted about his achievements with smug satisfaction.
- 參形adjective
complacent
- 。
He accepted the praise with self-satisfied complacency.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
洋洋自得
Traditional洋
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
immensely pleased with oneself (idiom)
- 。
He accepted everyone's praise with self-satisfied delight.
- 貳形adjective
proud
- 。
He boasted about his achievements with smug satisfaction.
- 參形adjective
complacent
- 。
He accepted the praise with self-satisfied complacency.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 羊(goat)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vast ocean is as wide as countless goats running across the boundless water's surface.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
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