- 穴(hole; gap)RADICAL
- 牙(tooth)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes)
to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes)
He is always being given a hard time.
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."
to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes)
to have one's life made difficult by sb (usu. by sb in a position of authority) (lit. to be made to wear tight shoes)
He is always being given a hard time.
Use your teeth to bite through a cave or hole – that's how to remember the character for piercing through.
Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."
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