- 二(two horizontal lines (symbolizing sky))ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(spiral shape; swirling cloud pattern)ASSOCIATIVE
Clouds curling in circles beneath the sky, the character 云 paints the shape of a cloud drifting upward.
/
烘云托月
烘云托月
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
- 。
Rendering clouds through dry brush and supporting the moon is a painting technique.
- 貳名noun
a contrasting character to a main hero
- 。
This character is a supporting role that highlights the protagonist.
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 乇(rely on; entrust)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Hand supporting something up represents entrusting or relying on another person.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The moon radical depicts a crescent moon with two horizontal strokes inside.
烘云托月
Traditional烘雲托月
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
- 。
Rendering clouds through dry brush and supporting the moon is a painting technique.
- 貳名noun
a contrasting character to a main hero
- 。
This character is a supporting role that highlights the protagonist.
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 二(two horizontal lines (symbolizing sky))ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(spiral shape; swirling cloud pattern)ASSOCIATIVE
Clouds curling in circles beneath the sky, the character 云 paints the shape of a cloud drifting upward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 乇(rely on; entrust)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Hand supporting something up represents entrusting or relying on another person.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The moon radical depicts a crescent moon with two horizontal strokes inside.
Explore more related entries to look up.