解 民 倒 悬

jiěmíndàoxuán

lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits

Traditional 解民倒懸

Meaning

jiěmíndàoxuánjie3 min2 dao4 xuan2

lit. to rescue the people from hanging upside down (idiom, from Mencius); to save the people from dire straits

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jiě · to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie

Radical 角 · 13 strokes · Parts 角刀牛

Ideographic: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation

mín · citizens, subjects; a nation's people

Radical 民 · 5 strokes · Parts 巳戈

Ideographic: An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery

dào · to collapse, to fall over; to lie down

Radical 亻 · 10 strokes · Parts 亻到

Pictophonetic: person

xuán · to hang, to hoist, to suspend; hung

Radical 心 · 11 strokes · Parts 县心

Ideographic: Pride 心 in one's country 县, expressed by a flag; 县 also provides the pronunciation

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