- 矢(arrow tip; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 委(bend; stoop down)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A short person is like a bent arrow that cannot straighten up.
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矮子里拔将军
矮子里拔将军
lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
- ，。
Among the short people, he's considered the best.
- 貳动verb
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
- 。
We can only pick the best general from among the short men.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丬(piece of meat; half body)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; palm)RADICAL
A general holding meat in his hand under the moonlight at night, ready to command.
矮子里拔将军
Traditional矮子裡拔將軍
lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs
- ，。
Among the short people, he's considered the best.
- 貳动verb
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
- 。
We can only pick the best general from among the short men.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 矢(arrow tip; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 委(bend; stoop down)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A short person is like a bent arrow that cannot straighten up.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丬(piece of meat; half body)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; palm)RADICAL
A general holding meat in his hand under the moonlight at night, ready to command.
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