殆(dài)

9 strokes

(literary) dangerous

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Character information

Pinyin
dài
Meaning
(literary) dangerous; perilous; (literary) almost; well-nigh
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 殆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰歹台

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

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

Made of

歹dǎi台tái

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 殆 step by step

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

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Words with 殆

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

wēi危dài殆

grave danger; in jeopardy; in a critical condition

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dài殆jìn尽

almost exhausted; nearly depleted; practically nothing left

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bǎi百zhàn战bù不dài殆

to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法)…

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Related characters

From 殆’s common words

危尽百战不

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