- 言(words; speech)RADICAL
- 炎(blazing fire; flaming)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Spirited conversation burns like blazing fire, with words following words in endless succession.
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谈虎色变
谈虎色变
lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
- 。
He turned pale the moment he heard that name.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)
- ，。
Whenever the subject of exams comes up, he turns pale with fear.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(knife; variant form)ASSOCIATIVE
- 巴(long for; cling to; stick tight)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Beauty as sharp as a keen blade makes people stick fast and unable to look away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亦(also; add to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand; again)RADICAL
A hand with added force impacts things and transforms them.
谈虎色变
Traditional談虎色變
lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to turn pale at the mention of a tiger (idiom)
- 。
He turned pale the moment he heard that name.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be terrified at the thought (of it)
- ，。
Whenever the subject of exams comes up, he turns pale with fear.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(words; speech)RADICAL
- 炎(blazing fire; flaming)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Spirited conversation burns like blazing fire, with words following words in endless succession.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺈(knife; variant form)ASSOCIATIVE
- 巴(long for; cling to; stick tight)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Beauty as sharp as a keen blade makes people stick fast and unable to look away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亦(also; add to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand; again)RADICAL
A hand with added force impacts things and transforms them.
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