- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
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秋后算帐
秋后算帐
lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)
- 。
He threatened to settle accounts after the harvest.
- 貳动verb
to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge
- 。
He likes to settle accounts after the fact.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo (radical))RADICAL
- 具(tool; implement)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ancient calculation used bamboo sticks as a tool to count numbers.
秋后算帐
Traditional秋後算帳
lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)
- 。
He threatened to settle accounts after the harvest.
- 貳动verb
to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge
- 。
He likes to settle accounts after the fact.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo (radical))RADICAL
- 具(tool; implement)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ancient calculation used bamboo sticks as a tool to count numbers.
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