- 犭(dog)RADICAL
- 苗(sprout; seedling)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A cat stalks prey like a hunter among young sprouting plants.
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猫哭老鼠
猫哭老鼠
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
- 。
A cat crying over a dead mouse is an expression of hypocrisy.
- 貳名noun
crocodile tears
- 。
The cat weeping over the dead mouse is false compassion.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口口(two mouths calling together; dual voices)ASSOCIATIVE
- 犬(dog)ASSOCIATIVE
Two mouths crying out together sound like dogs howling at the sky.
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.
猫哭老鼠
Traditional貓哭老鼠
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
- 。
A cat crying over a dead mouse is an expression of hypocrisy.
- 貳名noun
crocodile tears
- 。
The cat weeping over the dead mouse is false compassion.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 犭(dog)RADICAL
- 苗(sprout; seedling)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A cat stalks prey like a hunter among young sprouting plants.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口口(two mouths calling together; dual voices)ASSOCIATIVE
- 犬(dog)ASSOCIATIVE
Two mouths crying out together sound like dogs howling at the sky.
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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