- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; shed)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Breaking something open is like using a stone to smash away the entire outer shell.
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破罐破摔
破罐破摔
lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
- ，。
He gave up and abandoned his studies out of despair.
- 貳动verb
fig. to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell
- 。
He gave up and stopped trying because he didn't do well on the exam.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS破罐破摔
Traditional破
lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
- ，。
He gave up and abandoned his studies out of despair.
- 貳动verb
fig. to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell
- 。
He gave up and stopped trying because he didn't do well on the exam.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; shed)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Breaking something open is like using a stone to smash away the entire outer shell.
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