- 扌(hand)
- 丁(nail; craftsman)
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
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lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
We should not beat a dog when it is down.
fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
We should beat a dog when it's down.
to hit sb when he's down
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
We should not beat a dog when it is down.
fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
We should beat a dog when it's down.
to hit sb when he's down
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
A dog radical (犭) named by the sound 'cú' (句) makes the character for dog.
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
A dog radical (犭) named by the sound 'cú' (句) makes the character for dog.
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
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We should not beat a person when they are down.
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