Feathers and wings stretch high like King Yao, so 翹 means to raise up or stand out prominently.
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翘首以待
翘首以待
to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
- 貳动verb
to anxiously await
- 。
We are eagerly looking forward to your arrival.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two dots symbolizing hair)ASSOCIATIVE
- 自(face; nose)ASSOCIATIVE
A head is drawn as hair on top and a face below—a pictographic image of a human head.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 寺(temple; waiting place)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing outside a temple stepping back and forth is waiting for someone.
翘首以待
Traditional翹首以待
to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
- 貳动verb
to anxiously await
- 。
We are eagerly looking forward to your arrival.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two dots symbolizing hair)ASSOCIATIVE
- 自(face; nose)ASSOCIATIVE
A head is drawn as hair on top and a face below—a pictographic image of a human head.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 寺(temple; waiting place)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing outside a temple stepping back and forth is waiting for someone.
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