Chinese Character 亡 Meanings and components.

Form

亡

Meaning

亡 meaning[3] in English

To Die.

To Lose.

To Be Gone.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 亡 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'lid' radical in … (亠) , and component in Chinese … (乚)

Its radical[1] is: 亠 (tou2) which means: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8), .亠tou2'lid' radical …

In cangjie it is written with YV

How to write 亡

To write亡wang2to die you should write a combination of 亠tou2'lid' radical … , 乚yin3component in … arranged in a + shape:

亠 + 乚 = 亡

亡 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 亡 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 亡, looks as follow:

亡
Pinyin:wang2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Die . To Lose . To Be Gone . To Flee . Deceased
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
乚
Pinyin:yin3
Meaning[3]: Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 毫[Hao2] . Archaic Variant Of 乙[Yi3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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