- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 臧(hidden; good)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Grass and plants covering on top help conceal everything below.
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藏头露尾
藏头露尾
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- ，。
He always hides the beginning and reveals the end, unwilling to tell the truth.
- 貳形adjective
half-truths
- ，。
He always speaks evasively and conceals the full truth, which makes people distrust him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 雨(rain)RADICAL
- 路(path; road; way)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Frost crystals collect on the path like tiny drops of rain.
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藏头露尾
Traditional藏頭露尾
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account
- ，。
He always hides the beginning and reveals the end, unwilling to tell the truth.
- 貳形adjective
half-truths
- ，。
He always speaks evasively and conceals the full truth, which makes people distrust him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 臧(hidden; good)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Grass and plants covering on top help conceal everything below.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 雨(rain)RADICAL
- 路(path; road; way)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Frost crystals collect on the path like tiny drops of rain.
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