- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
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由表及里
由表及里
to proceed from the outside to the inside
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
to proceed from the outside to the inside
- 。
We should analyze the problem from the surface to the underlying essence.
- 貳副adverb
to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
- 。
We should analyze the problem from the surface to the essence.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(garment; clothing)RADICAL
- 毛(animal hair; fur)ASSOCIATIVE
Animal fur covering the outside of a garment is the outermost layer that displays on the surface.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand)RADICAL
- 及(catch up; seize with hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand reaching out to grab someone running means to catch up or arrive at the place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
由表及里
Traditional由表及裡
to proceed from the outside to the inside
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
to proceed from the outside to the inside
- 。
We should analyze the problem from the surface to the underlying essence.
- 貳副adverb
to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
- 。
We should analyze the problem from the surface to the essence.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(garment; clothing)RADICAL
- 毛(animal hair; fur)ASSOCIATIVE
Animal fur covering the outside of a garment is the outermost layer that displays on the surface.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand)RADICAL
- 及(catch up; seize with hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand reaching out to grab someone running means to catch up or arrive at the place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
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