- 米(rice; rice grain)RADICAL
- 且(add; pile up)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice with its bran still intact and layers piled on top feels rough and coarse because it hasn't been milled finely yet.
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粗笨
粗笨
awkward
4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
awkward
- 。
He looks somewhat clumsy.
- 貳形adjective
clumsy
- 。
He does things somewhat clumsily.
- 參形adjective
unwieldy
- 。
This box is too cumbersome.
- 肆形adjective
heavy-handed
- 。
He does things in a somewhat clumsy manner.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 本(root; fundamental)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
粗笨
Traditional粗
awkward
4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
awkward
- 。
He looks somewhat clumsy.
- 貳形adjective
clumsy
- 。
He does things somewhat clumsily.
- 參形adjective
unwieldy
- 。
This box is too cumbersome.
- 肆形adjective
heavy-handed
- 。
He does things in a somewhat clumsy manner.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(rice; rice grain)RADICAL
- 且(add; pile up)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice with its bran still intact and layers piled on top feels rough and coarse because it hasn't been milled finely yet.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 本(root; fundamental)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Bamboo grows only straight up from its roots with no flexibility, so the character means stupid and clumsy.
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