Use fire to refine metal, selecting impurities out of ore.
炼之未定
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
- ,。
He hasn't made up his mind yet and doesn't know what to do.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(tip of tree; treetop)ASSOCIATIVE
A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 疋(foot in right place; step correctly)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Under a roof with feet standing in the right place, everything is settled and secure.
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
- ,。
He hasn't made up his mind yet and doesn't know what to do.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(tip of tree; treetop)ASSOCIATIVE
A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 疋(foot in right place; step correctly)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Under a roof with feet standing in the right place, everything is settled and secure.
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