- 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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老掉牙
老掉牙
very old
3 meanings#23513
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
very old
- 。
This story is really old hat.
- 貳形adjective
obsolete
- 。
This phone is already outdated.
- 參形adjective
out of date
- 。
This phone is completely outdated.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 卓(tall; prominent; outstanding)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Hand swung up high then released falling down — that's the action of dropping and losing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
老掉牙
Traditional老
very old
3 meanings#23513
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
very old
- 。
This story is really old hat.
- 貳形adjective
obsolete
- 。
This phone is already outdated.
- 參形adjective
out of date
- 。
This phone is completely outdated.
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- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 卓(tall; prominent; outstanding)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Hand swung up high then released falling down — that's the action of dropping and losing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牙(fang; tusk)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牙 is a drawing of fangs biting tightly together.
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