A hard, dark gray metal that rings with the sound of steel is iron.
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铁打的衙门，流水的官
铁打的衙门，流水的官
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
- ，。
The government office is as solid as iron, but the officials flow through like running water.
- 貳
fig. government officials come and go
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 丁(nail; craftsman)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 㠯(tool; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An official is a person who does work inside the building of the state.
铁打的衙门，流水的官
Traditional鐵打的衙門，流水的官
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)
- ，。
The government office is as solid as iron, but the officials flow through like running water.
- 貳
fig. government officials come and go
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 丁(nail; craftsman)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 㠯(tool; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An official is a person who does work inside the building of the state.
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