- 厂(steep rock wall; cliff)RADICAL
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.
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聪明反被聪明误
聪明反被聪明误
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
- 。
He always ends up hurting himself because he is too clever for his own good.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衤(clothes; garments)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; outer layer)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A blanket draped over the body covers you like a second skin on the outside.
聪明反被聪明误
Traditional聰明反被聰明誤
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity; cleverness may overreach itself; too smart for one's own good
- 。
He always ends up hurting himself because he is too clever for his own good.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 厂(steep rock wall; cliff)RADICAL
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand with palm facing up against a cliff suggests the meaning 'reverse' or 'oppose'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衤(clothes; garments)RADICAL
- 皮(skin; outer layer)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A blanket draped over the body covers you like a second skin on the outside.
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