- 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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自谋出路
自谋出路
(idiom) to take matters into one's own hands
4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to take matters into one's own hands
- 。
He decided to find his own way out.
- 貳动verb
to go it alone
- 參动verb
to fend for oneself
- 。
He decided to find a way out on his own.
- 肆动verb
to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job)
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot; step)RADICAL
- 各(each place; go to another place)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A road is where two feet step to reach everywhere.
自谋出路
Traditional自謀出路
(idiom) to take matters into one's own hands
4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(idiom) to take matters into one's own hands
- 。
He decided to find his own way out.
- 貳动verb
to go it alone
- 參动verb
to fend for oneself
- 。
He decided to find a way out on his own.
- 肆动verb
to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job)
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- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot; step)RADICAL
- 各(each place; go to another place)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A road is where two feet step to reach everywhere.
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