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刻舟求劍

刻
刻
舟
舟
求
求
剑
劍
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

Characters and words in 刻舟求劍

刻
kè = k + e4
quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals
舟
zhōu = zh + ou1
boat
求
qiú = qi + ou2
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
剑
劍
jiàn = ji + an4
double-edged sword / CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] / classifier for blows of a sword

Words with 刻舟求劍

刻舟求劍 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 刻舟求劍

刻舟求劍 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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