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草船借箭

草
船
借
箭
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) / fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

Characters and words in 草船借箭

草
艸
cǎo = c + ao3
variant of 草[cao3]
Add a new mnemonic for 草 = 艹 + 早
Add a new mnemonic for 艸 = 屮
草
cǎo = c + ao3
grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
Add a new mnemonic for 草 = 艹 + 早
草
cào = c + ao4
variant of 肏[cao4]
Add a new mnemonic for 草 = 艹 + 早
船
舩
chuán = chu + an2
variant of 船[chuan2]
Add a new mnemonic for 船 = 舟 + 几 + 口
Add a new mnemonic for 舩 = 舟 + 公
船
chuán = chu + an2
boat / vessel / ship / CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
Add a new mnemonic for 船 = 舟 + 几 + 口
借
jiè = ji + e4
to lend / to borrow / by means of / to take (an opportunity)
Add a new mnemonic for 借 = 亻 + 昔
借
藉
jiè = ji + e4
variant of 借[jie4]
Add a new mnemonic for 借 = 亻 + 昔
Add a new mnemonic for 藉 = 艹 + 耤
箭
jiàn = ji + an4
arrow / CL:支[zhi1]
Add a new mnemonic for 箭 = ⺮ + 前
Add a new mnemonic for 箭 = 竹 + 前

Words with 草船借箭

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Sentences with 草船借箭

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