刻舟求剑 meaning in English
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
Meaning of 刻舟求剑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kèzhōuqiújiàn
- lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
Stroke order for each character
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刻 kè · quarter · 8 strokes
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舟 zhōu · boat · 6 strokes
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求 qiú · to seek · 7 strokes
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剑 jiàn · double-edged sword · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 刻舟求剑.
| 要求 | yāoqiú | to request; to require |
| 请求 | qǐngqiú | to request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4]) |
| 立刻 | lìkè | immediately; at once; right away |
| 时刻 | shíkè | time; juncture |
| 深刻 | shēnkè | profound; deep |
| 需求 | xūqiú | requirement; to require |
| 追求 | zhuīqiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after |
| 征求 | zhēngqiú | to solicit; to seek |
| 寻求 | xúnqiú | to seek; to look for |
| 此刻 | cǐkè | this moment; now |
| 求职 | qiúzhí | to seek employment |
| 求婚 | qiúhūn | to propose marriage |
Questions about 刻舟求剑
What does 刻舟求剑 mean?
刻舟求剑 (kèzhōu-qiújiàn) means "lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances".
How do you write 刻舟求剑?
刻舟求剑 is made of 4 characters: 刻 (8 strokes), 舟 (6 strokes), 求 (7 strokes), 剑 (9 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.
Is 刻舟求剑 an HSK word?
Yes. 刻舟求剑 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 刻舟求剑 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 刻舟求剑 is written 刻舟求劍.