This character was originally written :
, comprising(
metal ) and
( bite ). The needle takes up, as it were, mouthfuls of cloth, biting its
way along. The regular form
has
a good point, with the substituted phonetic
resembling
a threaded needle -- warning us never to bite off more than we can chew, for
"No needle is sharp at both ends."
, comprising
(
metal ) and
( bite ). The needle takes up, as it were, mouthfuls of cloth, biting its
way along. The regular form
has
a good point, with the substituted phonetic
resembling
a threaded needle -- warning us never to bite off more than we can chew, for
"No needle is sharp at both ends."
