素人

素人
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untrained, inexperienced person; layman; amateur

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    untrained, inexperienced person; layman; amateur

    • He is an amateur.

  2. noun

    ordinary person; non-celebrity

    • He is an ordinary person.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (silk thread; filament)RADICAL
  • (coarse undyed thread bundle; top part of thread)ASSOCIATIVE

Raw silk that hasn't been dyed suggests the meaning of pure, simple, and basic.

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