- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
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老于世故
老于世故
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 。
He is a worldly and experienced person.
- 貳形adjective
sophisticated
- 。
He is a seasoned and worldly person.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
老于世故
Traditional老於世故
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise
- 。
He is a worldly and experienced person.
- 貳形adjective
sophisticated
- 。
He is a seasoned and worldly person.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
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