- 糹(thread; silk fiber)RADICAL
- 工(craftsman; work)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread dyed by the craftsman becomes bright red.
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红杏出墙
红杏出墙
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
- 。
Red apricot breaking through the wall is an ancient idiom.
- 貳名noun
fig. a wife having an illicit lover
- 。
Hong xing chu qiang is a derogatory term.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
红杏出墙
Traditional紅杏出牆
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom)
- 。
Red apricot breaking through the wall is an ancient idiom.
- 貳名noun
fig. a wife having an illicit lover
- 。
Hong xing chu qiang is a derogatory term.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(thread; silk fiber)RADICAL
- 工(craftsman; work)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread dyed by the craftsman becomes bright red.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
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