- 一(horizontal stroke; line; border)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(frame; outline)ASSOCIATIVE
- 田(field; square)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.
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画地为狱
画地为狱
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
He confines himself within self-imposed limits and is unwilling to try new things.
- 貳动verb
fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities(inherited)
- ，。
He confined himself within his own boundaries and was unwilling to try new things.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
画地为狱
Traditional畫地為獄
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
He confines himself within self-imposed limits and is unwilling to try new things.
- 貳动verb
fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities(inherited)
- ，。
He confined himself within his own boundaries and was unwilling to try new things.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal stroke; line; border)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(frame; outline)ASSOCIATIVE
- 田(field; square)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
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