空手而归 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

空kōng手shǒu而ér归guī

to return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
trad. 空手而歸

Also written 空手而歸【kōng shǒu ér guī】

Characters in this word

4

空

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empty, air, sky, in vain

Pinyin: kōng

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 2458 of 2500

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手

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hand, (formal) to hold, person engaged in certain types of work, person skilled in certain types of work, personal(ly), convenient, classifier for skill, CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Pinyin: shǒu

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 490 of 2500

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而

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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)

Pinyin: ér

Strokes: 6
Frequency: 131 of 2500

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归

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surname Gui

Pinyin: Guī
Traditional: 歸

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 3299 of 2500

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