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Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.
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The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.
Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.
Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.
Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.
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to be ridiculous
to have bad consequences
to affect adversely
mussel
to leave peace for the future generations
to make a fool of oneself
a novice making a fool of himself
to have disastrous consequences
to make oneself an object of ridicule
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity
to create trouble for oneself
to leave an example for all generations