- 阝(earthen mound; village wall; rampart)RADICAL
- 余(surplus; remainder)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Remove the excess remainder along the city wall's edge, like clearing away an earthen mound.
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除旧布新
除旧布新
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
- 。
We should get rid of the old and introduce the new.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丨(vertical stick; marking stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 日(sun; day)RADICAL
Add another stroke to the sun to mark the days that have passed — that is what is old.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 巾(cloth; scarf)RADICAL
- ？(hand spread wide (iconic mark))ASSOCIATIVE
Cloth spread wide by hand like a flat piece of fabric.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.
除旧布新
Traditional除舊布新
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
- 。
We should get rid of the old and introduce the new.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(earthen mound; village wall; rampart)RADICAL
- 余(surplus; remainder)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Remove the excess remainder along the city wall's edge, like clearing away an earthen mound.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丨(vertical stick; marking stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 日(sun; day)RADICAL
Add another stroke to the sun to mark the days that have passed — that is what is old.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 巾(cloth; scarf)RADICAL
- ？(hand spread wide (iconic mark))ASSOCIATIVE
Cloth spread wide by hand like a flat piece of fabric.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.
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