- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
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百思不得其解
百思不得其解
to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
This problem leaves me utterly perplexed.
- 貳形adjective
to remain perplexed despite much thought(inherited)
- 。
This problem leaves me completely baffled.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 角(horn (animal))RADICAL
- 刀(blade; knife edge)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Use a knife to separate horns from an ox — that's the meaning of "resolve" (to take apart, to decompose).
百思不得其解
Traditional百
to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
This problem leaves me utterly perplexed.
- 貳形adjective
to remain perplexed despite much thought(inherited)
- 。
This problem leaves me completely baffled.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 角(horn (animal))RADICAL
- 刀(blade; knife edge)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Use a knife to separate horns from an ox — that's the meaning of "resolve" (to take apart, to decompose).
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