- 非(wrong; opposite; deny)ASSOCIATIVE
Two bird wings spread in opposite directions symbolize opposition and negation.
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非亲非故
非亲非故
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- ，？
We don't have any family or personal connection, so why would you want to help me?
- 貳形adjective
fig. unrelated to one another in any way
- ，？
We're complete strangers, so why would you want to help me?
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 立(stand upright; erect)ASSOCIATIVE
- 木(wood; tree)RADICAL
A relative is someone who always stands close beside the family house, intimate as flesh and blood.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
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非亲非故
Traditional非親非故
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom)
- ，？
We don't have any family or personal connection, so why would you want to help me?
- 貳形adjective
fig. unrelated to one another in any way
- ，？
We're complete strangers, so why would you want to help me?
STROKE ORDER
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⿰(left-right)
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 非(wrong; opposite; deny)ASSOCIATIVE
Two bird wings spread in opposite directions symbolize opposition and negation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 立(stand upright; erect)ASSOCIATIVE
- 木(wood; tree)RADICAL
A relative is someone who always stands close beside the family house, intimate as flesh and blood.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
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