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Animated Stroke Order 亡

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 亡 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 亡

亡 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

亡

㇗bent line

亡=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 亡

亡 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 亡

Death and Destruction

In these words, 亡 means 'to die' or 'to be destroyed', often as the second element.

死亡 • sǐ wáng • die; death • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

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Information

Pinyinwáng

Meaningto flee, to lose, to die, to perish

Strokes3

Radical亠

Traditional亡

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#1533

Zhuyinㄨㄤˊ

UnicodeU+4EA1

CangjieYV

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亠lid

+㇗bent line

Shows a person hiding or fleeing, conveying the idea of loss, death, or disappearance from sight.

sǐ死

wáng亡

die; death

灭亡 • miè wáng • be destroyed; become extinct; die out • HSK 6

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miè灭

wáng亡

be destroyed; become extinct; die out

伤亡 • shāng wáng • casualties • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

shāng伤

wáng亡

casualties

Loss and Fleeing

In these expressions, 亡 conveys the idea of 'to lose' or 'to flee'.

逃亡 • táo wáng • Flee • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

táo逃

wáng亡

Flee

亡羊补牢 • wáng yáng bǔ láo • mend the fold after a sheep is lost / take remedial action • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

wáng亡

yáng羊

bǔ补

死

wáng亡

。

His grandfather died of illness

zhàn战

zhēng争

kě可

néng能

dǎo导

zhì致

guó国

jiā家

wáng亡

guó国

。

War may lead to the loss of national sovereignty

zuì罪

fàn犯

shì试

tú图

táo逃

wáng亡

dào到

guó国

wài外

。

The criminal attempted to flee abroad

Xǔ许

duō多

chuán传

tǒng统

shǒu手

yì艺

suí随

zhe着

shí时

jiān间

tuī推

yí移

ér而

xiāo消

wáng亡

。

Many traditional crafts die out over time.

nà那

wèi位

lǎo老

rén人

yīn因

jí疾

bìng病

shēn身

wáng亡

。

That elderly person died from illness.

láo牢

mend the fold after a sheep is lost / take remedial action

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Characters pronounced "wang".

惘wǎngdisconcerted, dejected, discouraged
网wǎngnet, web, network
望wàngto look into the distance
妄wàngabsurd, presumptuous, reckless
往wǎngtowards
旺wàngprosperous, flourishing, vigorous

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Characters with radical "亠".

亨hēngsmoothly, progressing, no trouble
亥hài12th terrestrial branch
亵xièslight, insult, treat with disrespect
亢kànghigh, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; name
亮liàngbright; to shine
亦yìalso; too

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