- 釒(metal)RADICAL
- 勾(hook; bend)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A fishing hook is a curved piece of metal bent into shape.
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窃钩者诛，窃国者侯
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
- ，。
Those who steal a hook are executed, but those who steal a state are made lords.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 囗(surround; enclose)RADICAL
- 玉(precious jade; gem)ASSOCIATIVE
A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯
Traditional竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
- ，。
Those who steal a hook are executed, but those who steal a state are made lords.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 釒(metal)RADICAL
- 勾(hook; bend)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A fishing hook is a curved piece of metal bent into shape.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 囗(surround; enclose)RADICAL
- 玉(precious jade; gem)ASSOCIATIVE
A nation is enclosed land that contains precious treasures within.
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