- 壴(drum on stand (iconic form))RADICAL
- 支(branch; handle of a mallet)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a stick strikes a drum resting on a stand to make the sound of a drum.
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鼓盆之戚
鼓盆之戚
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)
- 貳名noun
fig. grief for a lost wife
- ，。
The sorrow of losing my wife fills me with grief at this devastating loss.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
鼓盆之戚
Traditional鼓
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)
- 貳名noun
fig. grief for a lost wife
- ，。
The sorrow of losing my wife fills me with grief at this devastating loss.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 壴(drum on stand (iconic form))RADICAL
- 支(branch; handle of a mallet)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a stick strikes a drum resting on a stand to make the sound of a drum.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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