(è)

16 strokes

startling

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
è
Meaning
startling
Strokes
16
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻王⿱⿰口口⿰口口

A jade statue 王 with four holes made in it 口

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

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

èhào

news of sb's death; sad news

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èyùn

variant of 厄运

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húnhúnèè

(idiom) muddleheaded

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Related characters

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