- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
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难于登天
难于登天
harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
- 。
This matter is harder than reaching heaven.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 癶(two legs step out; stride)ASSOCIATIVE
- 豆(container for food; food vessel)PHONETIC
Two legs climbing up stairs lift a bean jar high into the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
难于登天
Traditional難於登天
harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
- 。
This matter is harder than reaching heaven.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 癶(two legs step out; stride)ASSOCIATIVE
- 豆(container for food; food vessel)PHONETIC
Two legs climbing up stairs lift a bean jar high into the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
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