- 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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管中窥豹
管中窥豹
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
- 。
We cannot see the whole picture through a limited viewpoint.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
管中窥豹
Traditional管中窺豹
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
- 。
We cannot see the whole picture through a limited viewpoint.
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- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
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