- 矢(arrow point; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 豆(bean; small object)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow's short tip is the size of a bean — that is the meaning of short.
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短兵相接
短兵相接
lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
- 。
The hand-to-hand combat was extremely fierce.
- 貳动verb
to fight at close quarters
- ，。
They engaged in close-quarters combat, and the battle was fierce.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丘(mound; heap)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(scattered; dispersed)RADICAL
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 妾(concubine; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to welcome a secondary wife coming home illustrates the idea of receiving.
短兵相接
Traditional短
lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
- 。
The hand-to-hand combat was extremely fierce.
- 貳动verb
to fight at close quarters
- ，。
They engaged in close-quarters combat, and the battle was fierce.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 矢(arrow point; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 豆(bean; small object)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow's short tip is the size of a bean — that is the meaning of short.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丘(mound; heap)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(scattered; dispersed)RADICAL
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 妾(concubine; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to welcome a secondary wife coming home illustrates the idea of receiving.
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