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wáng

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wáng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wáng | wang2
English translation
death, destruction; to lose, to perish

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About wáng

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Number of strokes

3

Traditional form

wáng

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A man  rén in a coffin

Etymology of wáng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿺? rén

Explanation

Pictograph of the tip of a knife blade.

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Words with wáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
死亡 sǐwáng to die死亡 sǐwáng
伤亡 shāng wáng casualties傷亡
wáng to die wáng
身亡 shēn wáng to die身亡 shēn wáng
逃亡 táo wáng to flee逃亡 táo wáng
死亡率 sǐ wáng lǜ mortality rate死亡率 sǐ wáng lǜ
灭亡 mièwáng to be destroyed滅亡
阵亡 zhèn wáng to die in battle陣亡
亡灵 wáng líng departed spirit亡靈
消亡 xiāo wáng to die out消亡 xiāo wáng
流亡 liú wáng to be exiled流亡 liú wáng
逃亡者 táo wáng zhě runaway逃亡者 táo wáng zhě
亡命 wáng mìng to flee亡命 wáng mìng
生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng
存亡 cún wáng to live or die存亡 cún wáng
亡国 wáng guó subjugation亡國
亡羊补牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo fig. to act belatedly亡羊補牢
家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng destitute and homeless家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng
亡魂 wáng hún departed spirit亡魂 wáng hún
亡命之徒 wáng mìng zhī tú fugitive亡命之徒 wáng mìng zhī tú
救亡 jiù wáng to save the nation救亡 jiù wáng
衰亡 shuāi wáng to decline衰亡 shuāi wáng
名存实亡 míng cún shí wáng the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)名存實亡
脑死亡 nǎo sǐ wáng brain death腦死亡
兴亡 xīng wáng rise and fall興亡

wáng Decomposition & Compounds

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