- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
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皮肉之苦
皮肉之苦
physical pain
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
physical pain
- 。
He suffered a great deal of physical pain and injury.
- 貳名noun
lit. skin and flesh suffer
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 肉(flesh; meat)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 肉 mimics a piece of meat with muscle fibers inside.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An ancient grass variety carries a bitter, acrid, and harsh taste.
皮肉之苦
Traditional皮
physical pain
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
physical pain
- 。
He suffered a great deal of physical pain and injury.
- 貳名noun
lit. skin and flesh suffer
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皮(hide; skin (pictograph – hand peeling animal skin))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand using a tool to skin an animal mimics the character meaning hide or skin.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 肉(flesh; meat)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 肉 mimics a piece of meat with muscle fibers inside.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An ancient grass variety carries a bitter, acrid, and harsh taste.
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