- 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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除旧更新
除旧更新
to replace the old with new (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 。
We should eliminate the old and introduce the new.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
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- 曰(speak; write)RADICAL
- 一(one; once more)ASSOCIATIVE
- 乂(cut off; edit)ASSOCIATIVE
Modifying old speech one more time is "change."
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.
除旧更新
Traditional除舊更新
to replace the old with new (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 。
We should eliminate 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- 曰(speak; write)RADICAL
- 一(one; once more)ASSOCIATIVE
- 乂(cut off; edit)ASSOCIATIVE
Modifying old speech one more time is "change."
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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