- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 当(face; undertake)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand held straight in front of your face to block and stop an enemy.
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螳臂挡车
螳臂挡车
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)(inherited)
- 貳形adjective
fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible(inherited)
- ，。
A mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating one's own strength.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 車(vehicle; chariot)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.
螳臂挡车
Traditional螳臂擋車
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)(inherited)
- 貳形adjective
fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible(inherited)
- ，。
A mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating one's own strength.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 当(face; undertake)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand held straight in front of your face to block and stop an enemy.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 車(vehicle; chariot)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.
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