- ⺼(flesh; muscle; body organ)RADICAL
- 干(intervention; dry)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The liver is an organ inside the body, and its name sounds like "can," similar to the character for wood.
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肝肠寸断
肝肠寸断
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
- ，。
Upon hearing this news, he was overwhelmed with grief and heartbreak.
- 貳形adjective
fig. grief-stricken
- ，。
Hearing this news, he was heartbroken and devastated.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
⿰(left-right)
⺼
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肝肠寸断
Traditional肝腸寸斷
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
- ，。
Upon hearing this news, he was overwhelmed with grief and heartbreak.
- 貳形adjective
fig. grief-stricken
- ，。
Hearing this news, he was heartbroken and devastated.
STROKE ORDER
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⿰(left-right)
⺼
昜
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺼(flesh; muscle; body organ)RADICAL
- 干(intervention; dry)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The liver is an organ inside the body, and its name sounds like "can," similar to the character for wood.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
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