- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 糸(thread; silk strand)RADICAL
A hand grasping thread tightly creates tension and tautness.
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紧衣缩食
紧衣缩食
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally(inherited)
- ，。
They economized on food and clothing to afford their children's education.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
紧衣缩食
Traditional緊衣縮食
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally(inherited)
- ，。
They economized on food and clothing to afford their children's education.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 糸(thread; silk strand)RADICAL
A hand grasping thread tightly creates tension and tautness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
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