- 手(hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
Cover your eyes with your hand to see clearly — that is the action of 'looking'.
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看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
- ，，。
We should act according to actual circumstances, adapting our approach to available resources and conditions.
- 貳副adverb
fig. to act according to actual circumstances
- ，。
We should adjust our meal portions based on what dishes are available and tailor our clothing to fit our body.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; green plant)RADICAL
- 采(pick; take)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Vegetables are the green plants harvested from the garden and brought home to eat.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 飠(eat; food)RADICAL
- 反(flip over; reverse)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice is food that must be flipped and turned over many times to be cooked properly.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 十(ten; cross each other)ASSOCIATIVE
- 戈(spear; weapon)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a spear and scissors to cut and trim cloth for sewing into clothes.
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
Traditional看菜吃飯，量體裁衣
lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
- ，，。
We should act according to actual circumstances, adapting our approach to available resources and conditions.
- 貳副adverb
fig. to act according to actual circumstances
- ，。
We should adjust our meal portions based on what dishes are available and tailor our clothing to fit our body.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand)ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
Cover your eyes with your hand to see clearly — that is the action of 'looking'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; green plant)RADICAL
- 采(pick; take)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Vegetables are the green plants harvested from the garden and brought home to eat.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 飠(eat; food)RADICAL
- 反(flip over; reverse)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice is food that must be flipped and turned over many times to be cooked properly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 十(ten; cross each other)ASSOCIATIVE
- 戈(spear; weapon)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a spear and scissors to cut and trim cloth for sewing into clothes.
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