- 缶(jar; pot)RADICAL
- 夬(decide; separate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vase that cracks and breaks apart becomes defective and missing a part.
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缺斤少两
缺斤少两
to give short weight
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to give short weight
- 。
This store always gives short weight.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 斤(axe (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 斤 depicts an axe, which was later used as a unit of weight.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE
Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; top)RADICAL
- 冂(frame; border; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(two people walking together)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.
缺斤少两
Traditional缺斤少兩
to give short weight
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to give short weight
- 。
This store always gives short weight.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 缶(jar; pot)RADICAL
- 夬(decide; separate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vase that cracks and breaks apart becomes defective and missing a part.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 斤(axe (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 斤 depicts an axe, which was later used as a unit of weight.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE
Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; top)RADICAL
- 冂(frame; border; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(two people walking together)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.
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