- 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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画饼充饥
画饼充饥
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
- 。
Drawing pictures of cakes to satisfy hunger is useless.
- 貳动verb
to feed on illusions (idiom)
- ，。
We cannot deceive ourselves with false hopes; we must face reality.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 飠(food; provisions)RADICAL
- 并(join; combine)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bread is food made by combining many ingredients together.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(top part; lid; cover)ASSOCIATIVE
- 允(permit, suitable)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A head filled to overflowing allows everything to be completely filled.
画饼充饥
Traditional畫餅充飢
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
- 。
Drawing pictures of cakes to satisfy hunger is useless.
- 貳动verb
to feed on illusions (idiom)
- ，。
We cannot deceive ourselves with false hopes; we must face reality.
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- 飠(food; provisions)RADICAL
- 并(join; combine)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bread is food made by combining many ingredients together.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(top part; lid; cover)ASSOCIATIVE
- 允(permit, suitable)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A head filled to overflowing allows everything to be completely filled.
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