殃(yāng)

HSK 7-99 strokes

calamity

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Character information

Pinyin
yāng
Meaning
calamity
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 殃 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰歹央

In this compound, the meaning comes from 歹 (death); 央 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

歹dǎi央yāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 殃 step by step

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

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Words with 殃

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

zāo遭yāng殃
HSK 7-9

to suffer a calamity

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yāng殃jí及

to bring disaster to

Open 殃及 page →
zāi灾yāng殃

disaster

Open 灾殃 page →
bìng病guó国yāng殃mín民

to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)

Open 病国殃民 page →
huò祸guó国yāng殃mín民

to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)

Open 祸国殃民 page →
jī积è恶yú余yāng殃

Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).

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遭及灾病国民祸积

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