- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 罔(net; without)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.
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网开一面
网开一面
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly
- ，。
He showed leniency and let the prisoner go.
- 貳动verb
to give one's opponent a way out
- ，。
Please give him a break and afford him a chance.
- 參动verb
lenient treatment
- ，。
Please be lenient and give him a chance.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal line (barrier))ASSOCIATIVE
- 廾(two hands lift up)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands push up the barrier together to open it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 面(face; image)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 面 depicts a human face with an outline and eyes in the center.
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网开一面
Traditional網開一面
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly
- ，。
He showed leniency and let the prisoner go.
- 貳动verb
to give one's opponent a way out
- ，。
Please give him a break and afford him a chance.
- 參动verb
lenient treatment
- ，。
Please be lenient and give him a chance.
STROKE ORDER
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⿱(top-bottom)
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 罔(net; without)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal line (barrier))ASSOCIATIVE
- 廾(two hands lift up)ASSOCIATIVE
Two hands push up the barrier together to open it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 面(face; image)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 面 depicts a human face with an outline and eyes in the center.
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