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亡 - wáng

death, destroyed; lose, perish

death, destroyed; lose, perish

How to read 亡

Click 亡 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinwáng
Englishdeath, destroyed; lose, perish
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

亡佚 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 亡命. Please read 亡国 one more time.

Common words with this character

nonextant; lost to the ages
to flee; to go into exile
to be destroyed; to be subjugated; a fallen nation
one's late wife

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 亡 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 亡佚 and 亡命 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 亡.