- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
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退避三舍
退避三舍
lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
- ，。
He withdrew and kept his distance, unwilling to argue with them.
- 貳动verb
fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid
- ，。
He always avoids the issue by retreating, unwilling to face the problem.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(move; step)RADICAL
- 辟(avoid; drive away)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Dodging danger is taking a step away from the threat approaching you.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
退避三舍
Traditional退
lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)
- ，。
He withdrew and kept his distance, unwilling to argue with them.
- 貳动verb
fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid
- ，。
He always avoids the issue by retreating, unwilling to face the problem.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(move; step)RADICAL
- 辟(avoid; drive away)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Dodging danger is taking a step away from the threat approaching you.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
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