HSK 7-9
刻舟求剑
kèzhōu-qiújiànMeaning
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
Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances