HSK 6
画蛇添足
畫蛇添足
Meaning
- lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- to overdo it
- Traditional
- 畫蛇添足
- Pinyin
- huà shé tiān zú
Character reference
Components and radical classification
画
huàpicture, painting, drawing; to draw
Primary radical田 · field
蛇
shésnake
Primary radical虫 · insect
添
tiānto add, to append, to increase, to replenish
Primary radical氵 · water
足
zúfoot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
Primary radical足 · foot
畫
huàpicture, painting, drawing; to draw
Primary radical田 · field
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details