- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
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金玉其表，败絮其中
金玉其表，败絮其中
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
- ，。
This product is shiny and attractive on the outside, but rotten and worthless on the inside.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE
Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(garment; clothing)RADICAL
- 毛(animal hair; fur)ASSOCIATIVE
Animal fur covering the outside of a garment is the outermost layer that displays on the surface.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 貝(money; wealth)RADICAL
- 攵(hand holding stick; beat)ASSOCIATIVE
When property is beaten and destroyed into pieces, it represents failure.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
金玉其表，败絮其中
Traditional金玉其表，敗絮其中
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
- ，。
This product is shiny and attractive on the outside, but rotten and worthless on the inside.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE
Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(garment; clothing)RADICAL
- 毛(animal hair; fur)ASSOCIATIVE
Animal fur covering the outside of a garment is the outermost layer that displays on the surface.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 貝(money; wealth)RADICAL
- 攵(hand holding stick; beat)ASSOCIATIVE
When property is beaten and destroyed into pieces, it represents failure.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
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