- 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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老牛破车
老牛破车
lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 。
He works as slowly as an old ox pulling a broken cart.
- 貳形adjective
fig. slow and inefficient
- 。
He works slowly and inefficiently.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; shed)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Breaking something open is like using a stone to smash away the entire outer shell.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 車(vehicle; chariot)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.
老牛破车
Traditional老牛破車
lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 。
He works as slowly as an old ox pulling a broken cart.
- 貳形adjective
fig. slow and inefficient
- 。
He works slowly and inefficiently.
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- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; shed)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Breaking something open is like using a stone to smash away the entire outer shell.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 車(vehicle; chariot)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.
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