An empty cave with nothing inside is just hollow space.
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空手而归
空手而归
to fail to win anything
2 meanings#43120
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to fail to win anything
- ，。
He returned empty-handed, having gained nothing.
- 貳动verb
to return empty-handed
- ，。
He returned empty-handed and bought nothing.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彐(broom (radical))RADICAL
- 刀(knife; blade)ASSOCIATIVE
Returning home with a broom and knife ready to clean and settle down.
空手而归
Traditional空手而歸
to fail to win anything
2 meanings#43120
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to fail to win anything
- ，。
He returned empty-handed, having gained nothing.
- 貳动verb
to return empty-handed
- ，。
He returned empty-handed and bought nothing.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彐(broom (radical))RADICAL
- 刀(knife; blade)ASSOCIATIVE
Returning home with a broom and knife ready to clean and settle down.
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