- 雨(rain)RADICAL
- 辰(time; hour; Jupiter)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Thunder and lightning (震) is the sound of rain roaring at the appointed hour of heaven.
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震古烁今
震古烁今
lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)
- 。
His achievements astonish both ancient and modern times.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be earthshaking
- 。
His achievements astound the ancient and modern world.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
震古烁今
Traditional震古爍今
lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to astonish the ancients and dazzle contemporaries (idiom)
- 。
His achievements astonish both ancient and modern times.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be earthshaking
- 。
His achievements astound the ancient and modern world.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 雨(rain)RADICAL
- 辰(time; hour; Jupiter)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Thunder and lightning (震) is the sound of rain roaring at the appointed hour of heaven.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)RADICAL
Ten mouths passing word down through generations—that is something ancient.
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