亡 (wáng)

To die; to perish; deceased.

How 亡 is written

Strokes
3
Radical
匸 — hiding enclosure
Traditional
亡
Simplified
亡 (unchanged)

Components

  • 匸 hiding enclosure
  • 丶 dot

Common words using 亡

死亡 sǐwáng
to die; death
亡命 wángmìng
to flee; to go into exile (from prison)
亡國 wángguó
(of a nation) to be destroyed; subjugation; vanquished nation
亡靈 wánglíng
departed spirit
傷亡 shāngwáng
casualties; injuries and deaths
消亡 xiāowáng
to die out; to wither away
淪亡 lúnwáng
(of a country) to perish; to be annexed; subjugation (to a foreign power)
滅亡 mièwáng
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish
身亡 shēnwáng
to die
逃亡 táowáng
to flee; flight (from danger); fugitive
陣亡 zhènwáng
to die in battle
亡命之徒 wángmìngzhītú
runaway (idiom); desperate criminal; fugitive

亡 in a sentence

這次地震造成許多人傷亡。

Zhè cì dìzhèn zàochéng xǔduō rén shāngwáng.

“This earthquake caused many casualties.”

How common is 亡?

亡 is the 955th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.4% of all running text.

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