抽丝剥茧

抽
抽
丝
絲
剥
剝
茧
繭
lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)

Characters and words in 抽丝剥茧

抽
cho̅u = ch + ou1
to draw out / to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / (of certain plants) to sprout or bud / to whip or thrash
抽 = 扌 + 由 : A giant cuba libre (由) is on display in front of the outhouse (ou1), and Charlie Chaplin (ch) fell inside. He can only be rescued with the help of a toy claw (扌) with which someone pulls him out (抽).
抽
抽
丝
絲
to spin silk
丝
絲
si̅ = s + Ø1
silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
丝 = 幺 + 一 : Socrates locked himself out of the space station! To call the other astronauts for help, he attaches some silk cloth to a flute and waves it like a flag.
剥
剝
ba̅o = b + ao1
to peel / to skin / to shell / to shuck
剥
剝
bo̅ = b + o1
to peel / to skin / to flay / to shuck
剥 = 刂 + 录 : Beelzebub (b) is skinning (剥) his diary (录) with a kitchen knife (刂) in front of the observatory (o1).
茧
繭
jiǎn = ji + an3
cocoon / callus
茧
蠒
jiǎn = ji + an3
variant of 繭|茧[jian3]
茧
繭
jiǎn = ji + an3
(bound form) cocoon / (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])

Words with 抽丝剥茧

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Sentences with 抽丝剥茧

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