(è)

HSK 7-94 strokes

distressed

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
è
Meaning
distressed
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸厂㔾

A person 㔾 being crushed under pressure 厂

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Words with

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

èyùn
HSK 7-9

bad luck; misfortune; adversity

Open 厄运 page →

difficult situation

Open 厄境 page →
è

Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Catholic versions of the Bible)…

Open 厄娃 page →
kùnè

in deep water

Open 困厄 page →

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