A foot is the fleshy part of the body that helps us step backward or forward.
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脚踩两只船
脚踩两只船
to have a foot in both camps
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to have a foot in both camps(inherited)
- ，。
He's juggling two relationships and doesn't know which one to choose.
- 貳动verb
to have a bet each way(inherited)
- 。
He always has one foot in two boats.
- 參动verb
to be having an affair(inherited)
- ，。
He tried to have it both ways, and in the end he had nothing.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot; sole)RADICAL
- 采(pick; gather)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your foot to step down to pick up things—that's the trampling action.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; top)RADICAL
- 冂(frame; border; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(two people walking together)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 八(scatter; divide)ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth producing just one sound that disperses away represents the meaning "only one."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 舟(small boat; pictographic)RADICAL
- 几(small table)PHONETIC
- 口(mouth; cavity)ASSOCIATIVE
A boat has an empty cargo hold like a mouth to carry goods and people.
脚踩两只船
Traditional腳踩兩隻船
to have a foot in both camps
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to have a foot in both camps(inherited)
- ，。
He's juggling two relationships and doesn't know which one to choose.
- 貳动verb
to have a bet each way(inherited)
- 。
He always has one foot in two boats.
- 參动verb
to be having an affair(inherited)
- ，。
He tried to have it both ways, and in the end he had nothing.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot; sole)RADICAL
- 采(pick; gather)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your foot to step down to pick up things—that's the trampling action.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; top)RADICAL
- 冂(frame; border; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(two people walking together)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 八(scatter; divide)ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth producing just one sound that disperses away represents the meaning "only one."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 舟(small boat; pictographic)RADICAL
- 几(small table)PHONETIC
- 口(mouth; cavity)ASSOCIATIVE
A boat has an empty cargo hold like a mouth to carry goods and people.
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