Standing before a gate and calling out with your mouth is asking.
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问道于盲
问道于盲
lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
- ，。
Asking directions of a blind man wastes effort in vain.
- 貳动verb
fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
- ，。
Asking directions from a blind person is a waste of effort.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 首(head; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The head leads the way for feet to follow down a path.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
问道于盲
Traditional問道於盲
lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom)
- ，。
Asking directions of a blind man wastes effort in vain.
- 貳动verb
fig. to seek advice from an incompetent
- ，。
Asking directions from a blind person is a waste of effort.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 首(head; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The head leads the way for feet to follow down a path.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
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