厄(è)

HSK 7-94 strokes

distressed

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Stroke order animation

Character information

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

Origin & structure

Where 厄 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

厂chǎng㔾

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 厄 step by step

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

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Words with 厄

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

è厄yùn运
HSK 7-9

bad luck; misfortune; adversity

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è厄jìng境

difficult situation

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è厄wá娃

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

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è厄ěr尔ní尼nuò诺

(meteorology) El Niño

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è厄guā瓜duō多ěr尔

Ecuador

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kùn困è厄

in deep water

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运境娃尔尼诺瓜多

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