- 隹(short-tailed bird)
- 灬(fire (base form))
A bird caught by fire burning underneath gets scorched, which is the meaning of the character 焦.
fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
He has had too much work recently and has been so busy that his hair is disheveled and his face is dark with exhaustion.
lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
He has been working too much recently and is so busy that his head is in a mess.
fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
He has had too much work recently and has been so busy that his hair is disheveled and his face is dark with exhaustion.
lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
He has been working too much recently and is so busy that his head is in a mess.
A bird caught by fire burning underneath gets scorched, which is the meaning of the character 焦.
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
Fire burns and destroys orchid flowers until they rot, symbolizing decay and ruin.
A bird caught by fire burning underneath gets scorched, which is the meaning of the character 焦.
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
Fire burns and destroys orchid flowers until they rot, symbolizing decay and ruin.
fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc)
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