- 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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自取其咎
自取其咎
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions(inherited)
- ，。
He brought it upon himself, and no one sympathizes with him.
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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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
自取其咎
Traditional自
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions(inherited)
- ，。
He brought it upon himself, and no one sympathizes with him.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
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