lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom); fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remnants of a disastrous defeat
Characters in this word
4折
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to snap, to break (a stick, a bone etc), (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
- Pinyin
- shé
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 13237 of 2500
戟
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halberd, long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade, combined spear and battle-ax
- Pinyin
- jǐ
- Strokes
- 12
沉
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variant of 沉[chen2]
- Pinyin
- chén
- Traditional
- 沈
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 7969 of 2500
沙
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surname Sha
- Pinyin
- Shā
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 5710 of 2500