(wáng)

HSK 63 strokes
Readingswáng

to die

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
wáng / wú
Meaning
to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱亠?

A man 人 in a coffin; see 亾

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

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How to write step by step

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shāngwáng
HSK 6

casualties

Open 伤亡 page →
wáng
HSK 6

to die

Open 死亡 page →
HSK 7-9

lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom)

Open 亡羊补牢 page →
wáng

nonextant; lost to the ages

Open 亡佚 page →
wáng

variant of 王八[wang2 ba1]

Open 亡八 page →
wángmìng

to flee; to go into exile (from prison)

Open 亡命 page →

runaway (idiom); desperate criminal

Open 亡命之徒 page →
wángguó

(of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated

Open 亡国 page →

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