Scattered raindrops falling evoke the sound "ling" in the character 令.
零敲碎打
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- 。
We cannot work in a fragmented or piecemeal manner.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high)ASSOCIATIVE
- 攴(hand holding stick; striking hand)RADICAL
A hand holding a stick tapping on something high creates a ringing sound—that is the action of tapping, tapping lightly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 卒(soldier; end)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A stone shattered into fragments is like a soldier collapsed at the end of battle.
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.
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- 。
We cannot work in a fragmented or piecemeal manner.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high)ASSOCIATIVE
- 攴(hand holding stick; striking hand)RADICAL
A hand holding a stick tapping on something high creates a ringing sound—that is the action of tapping, tapping lightly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 卒(soldier; end)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A stone shattered into fragments is like a soldier collapsed at the end of battle.
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.
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