- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
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金盆洗手
金盆洗手
lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
2 meanings#30598
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
- ，。
He washed his hands of it and stopped doing bad things.
- 貳动verb
fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
- ，。
He washed his hands of it and stopped doing evil deeds.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 先(before; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Washing uses water going first to clean everything.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.
金盆洗手
Traditional金
lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
2 meanings#30598
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom)
- ，。
He washed his hands of it and stopped doing bad things.
- 貳动verb
fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
- ，。
He washed his hands of it and stopped doing evil deeds.
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- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 先(before; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Washing uses water going first to clean everything.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.
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