- 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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自知理亏
自知理亏
to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
- ，。
He knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't argue back.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(jade; precious stone)RADICAL
- 里(village; mile)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Polishing rough jade layer by layer along the grain, like dividing the road mile by mile into neat sections.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 二(two; number two)RADICAL
- ？(curved stroke below indicating deficiency)ASSOCIATIVE
Two horizontal lines with a missing piece symbolize deficiency and loss.
自知理亏
Traditional自知理虧
to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to know that one is in the wrong (idiom)
- ，。
He knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't argue back.
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- 王(jade; precious stone)RADICAL
- 里(village; mile)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Polishing rough jade layer by layer along the grain, like dividing the road mile by mile into neat sections.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 二(two; number two)RADICAL
- ？(curved stroke below indicating deficiency)ASSOCIATIVE
Two horizontal lines with a missing piece symbolize deficiency and loss.
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