A dog radical (犭) named by the sound 'cú' (句) makes the character for dog.
狗逮老鼠
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- ,。
He's really a busybody, meddling in other people's affairs.
- 貳动verb
fig. to be meddlesome
- ,。
He's always meddling in other people's business, sticking his nose where it doesn't belong.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鼠(mouse; rat (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)
- ,。
He's really a busybody, meddling in other people's affairs.
- 貳动verb
fig. to be meddlesome
- ,。
He's always meddling in other people's business, sticking his nose where it doesn't belong.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 鼠(mouse; rat (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.
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