殇(shāng)

9 strokesTrad. 殤

to die in childhood

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Character information

Pinyin
shāng
Meaning
to die in childhood; war dead
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
殤

Origin & structure

Where 殇 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰歹⿱？昜

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

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

Made of

歹dǎi昜yáng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 殇 step by step

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

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Words with 殇

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

guó国shāng殇

(literary) person who dies for their country; martyr to the national cause

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yāo夭shāng殇

to die young

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hé河shāng殇

River Elegy, influential 1988 CCTV documentary series, said to have stimula…

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