- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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自取
自取
to help oneself to (food)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to help oneself to (food)
- 。
Please help yourself to food.
- 貳动verb
to invite (trouble)
- 。
You are bringing about your own destruction.
- 參动verb
to court (disaster)
- 。
He brought his own destruction upon himself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
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自取
Traditional自
to help oneself to (food)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to help oneself to (food)
- 。
Please help yourself to food.
- 貳动verb
to invite (trouble)
- 。
You are bringing about your own destruction.
- 參动verb
to court (disaster)
- 。
He brought his own destruction upon himself.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耳(ear; lobe)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)RADICAL
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
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