- 米(grain; thread (symbolizing something cut))ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; chopping tool)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
They remain emotionally entangled and it is difficult to break off completely.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
Two strands of fine thread twisted together form a delicate thread.
Vehicles following one another moving continuously on the road is the meaning of the character 連.
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
They remain emotionally entangled and it is difficult to break off completely.
Using an axe to chop and sever threads — the image of breaking or cutting off.
Two strands of fine thread twisted together form a delicate thread.
Vehicles following one another moving continuously on the road is the meaning of the character 連.
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