- 犭(dog)RADICAL
- 苗(sprout; seedling)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A cat stalks prey like a hunter among young sprouting plants.
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猫哭耗子
猫哭耗子
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
- 。
The cat weeps for the mouse out of false compassion.
- 貳动verb
crocodile tears
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- 耒(plow; plowing tool)RADICAL
- 毛(hair; fur)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A plow scrapes away each hair strand, symbolizing gradual wear and loss.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
猫哭耗子
Traditional貓哭耗子
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
- 。
The cat weeps for the mouse out of false compassion.
- 貳动verb
crocodile tears
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- 耒(plow; plowing tool)RADICAL
- 毛(hair; fur)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A plow scrapes away each hair strand, symbolizing gradual wear and loss.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
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