A dog radical (犭) named by the sound 'cú' (句) makes the character for dog.
狗扯羊皮
to fuss around
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to fuss around
- ,。
He's always making excuses and dragging things out, and he never gets anything done properly.
- 貳动verb
to buzz about uselessly
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He spent the whole day talking nonsense and accomplished nothing.
- 參动verb
to wag one's tongue
- ,。
He's always making excuses and talking badly about others.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 止(stop; halt)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to pull hard and stop the other person.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat/sheep (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 'sheep' depicts a sheep with curved horns and body, symbolizing gentleness and docility.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
to fuss around
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to fuss around
- ,。
He's always making excuses and dragging things out, and he never gets anything done properly.
- 貳动verb
to buzz about uselessly
- ,。
He spent the whole day talking nonsense and accomplished nothing.
- 參动verb
to wag one's tongue
- ,。
He's always making excuses and talking badly about others.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 止(stop; halt)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to pull hard and stop the other person.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat/sheep (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 'sheep' depicts a sheep with curved horns and body, symbolizing gentleness and docility.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
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