lonely, solitary, desolate

Animated Stroke Order 寞

寞 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 寞

寞 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
rán
wàng
zhe
yuǎn
fāng

He gazes into the distance in a lonely manner.

2
zài
jiā
gǎn
dào

He feels lonely at home alone.

3
liǎn
shàng
dài
zhuó
luò
de
biǎo
qíng

She has a desolate expression on her face.

4
rén
zài
jiā
hěn

I am alone at home and feel very lonely.

5
bān
dào
xīn
chéng
shì
hòu
yīn
wèi
méi
yǒu
péng
yǒu
ér
gǎn
dào

After moving to a new city, he felt lonely because he had no friends.

6
suī
rán
zhōu
wéi
hěn
nào
dàn
de
nèi
xīn
què
chōng
mǎn
le

Although the surroundings were lively, her heart was filled with loneliness.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes13
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#1617
Zhuyinㄇㄛˋ
Components
UnicodeU+5BDE
CangjieJYRA
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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.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality