- 番(alternately; rotate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 羽(feather; wing)RADICAL
A bird flapping its feathered wings in continuous rotating motion to take flight is a spinning movement.
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翻箱倒柜
翻箱倒柜
to overturn trunks and boxes
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to overturn trunks and boxes
- 。
He rummaged through every box and cabinet to find his passport.
- 貳动verb
to make a thorough search (idiom)
- 。
He rummaged through all his boxes and cabinets looking for his keys.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 相(look at each other; support)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bamboo box or trunk with two opposite sides facing each other looks like the character for "mutual" or "each other."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 到(arrive; reach)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.
翻箱倒柜
Traditional翻箱倒櫃
to overturn trunks and boxes
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to overturn trunks and boxes
- 。
He rummaged through every box and cabinet to find his passport.
- 貳动verb
to make a thorough search (idiom)
- 。
He rummaged through all his boxes and cabinets looking for his keys.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 番(alternately; rotate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 羽(feather; wing)RADICAL
A bird flapping its feathered wings in continuous rotating motion to take flight is a spinning movement.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 相(look at each other; support)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bamboo box or trunk with two opposite sides facing each other looks like the character for "mutual" or "each other."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 到(arrive; reach)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.
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