- 免(escape; remove)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(small dot; tail (rabbit))ASSOCIATIVE
A rabbit looks like the character for "exempt" but with an added dot representing its distinctive fluffy tail.
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狡兔死走狗烹
狡兔死走狗烹
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
When the rabbits are dead, the dogs are cooked; when the birds are gone, the bows are put away.
- 貳动verb
fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose(inherited)
- ，。
When the rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked; he was fired.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(foot; step)ASSOCIATIVE
A foot stepping on the ground is the image of running and walking.
狡兔死走狗烹
Traditional狡
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
When the rabbits are dead, the dogs are cooked; when the birds are gone, the bows are put away.
- 貳动verb
fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose(inherited)
- ，。
When the rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked; he was fired.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 免(escape; remove)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(small dot; tail (rabbit))ASSOCIATIVE
A rabbit looks like the character for "exempt" but with an added dot representing its distinctive fluffy tail.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(foot; step)ASSOCIATIVE
A foot stepping on the ground is the image of running and walking.
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