- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
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风中烛，瓦上霜
风中烛，瓦上霜
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
- ，，。
A candle in the wind, frost on the tiles—human life is fleeting and full of suffering.
- 貳名noun
fig. (of sb's life) feeble
- ，。
His life is like a candle in the wind, frost on a tile roof.
- 參名noun
hanging on a thread
- ，。
His life is like a candle in the wind, frost on tile.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 瓦(tile; brick (depicting form))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 瓦 pictures tiles stacked on top of each other on a roof.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 雨(rain; weather)RADICAL
- 相(mutual regard; reciprocal)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Frost is a cold weather phenomenon, and the sound "sương" resembles the character for "mutual" or "appearance."
风中烛，瓦上霜
Traditional風中燭，瓦上霜
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
- ，，。
A candle in the wind, frost on the tiles—human life is fleeting and full of suffering.
- 貳名noun
fig. (of sb's life) feeble
- ，。
His life is like a candle in the wind, frost on a tile roof.
- 參名noun
hanging on a thread
- ，。
His life is like a candle in the wind, frost on tile.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 瓦(tile; brick (depicting form))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 瓦 pictures tiles stacked on top of each other on a roof.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 雨(rain; weather)RADICAL
- 相(mutual regard; reciprocal)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Frost is a cold weather phenomenon, and the sound "sương" resembles the character for "mutual" or "appearance."
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