distress, adversity, hardship

Animated Stroke Order 厄

厄 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 厄

厄 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

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1
men
gòng
tóng
guò
le
è
nàn

They went through disaster and hardship together.

2
zuì
jìn
zāo
le
è
yùn

He recently encountered misfortune.

3
men
yào
yǒng
gǎn
miàn
duì
è
jìng

We must bravely face difficult situations.

4
dào
le
è
yùn

He encountered bad luck.

5
zhè
chǎng
è
yùn
ràng
de
huà
quán
luàn
le

This misfortune completely disrupted his plans.

6
jǐn
guǎn
zāo
le
è
yùn
réng
rán
bǎo
chí
guān

Despite the adversity, he remained optimistic.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes4
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#2048
Zhuyinㄜˋ
Components
UnicodeU+5384
CangjieMSU
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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