格格不入 (gé gé bù rù)

Character breakdown

• 格 (gē) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.

• 格 (gē) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound.

• 不 (bù) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

• 入 (rù) · 2 strokes

  Arrow pointing forward, representing the idea "enter".

Usage

他的想法与时代格格不入。

(idiom) inharmonious; incompatible

tā de xiǎng fǎ yǔ shí dài gé gé bù rù 。