- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 旨(meaning; delicious)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to point at what you want to say.
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颐指气使
颐指气使
lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- 。
He always treats others with arrogant gestures and commands.
- 貳
arrogant and bossy
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 气(vapor; gas; steam)ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts wisps of vapor rising upward, symbolizing invisible atmospheric air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; people)RADICAL
- 吏(official; command)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person with the power to command others is an official.
颐指气使
Traditional頤指氣使
lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture
- 。
He always treats others with arrogant gestures and commands.
- 貳
arrogant and bossy
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 旨(meaning; delicious)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to point at what you want to say.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 气(vapor; gas; steam)ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts wisps of vapor rising upward, symbolizing invisible atmospheric air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; people)RADICAL
- 吏(official; command)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person with the power to command others is an official.
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