- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 官(official; manage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.
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管东管西
管东管西
to micromanage
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to micromanage
- 。
He always likes to meddle in everything.
- 貳形adjective
to be controlling
- ，。
He's always controlling everything, which makes me very uncomfortable.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
管东管西
Traditional管東管西
to micromanage
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to micromanage
- 。
He always likes to meddle in everything.
- 貳形adjective
to be controlling
- ，。
He's always controlling everything, which makes me very uncomfortable.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 官(official; manage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
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