亡 (wáng) is a Chinese character meaning “to die or perish”. It is written from 丶 (dot stroke) and 一 (one) and ㇄, and takes 3 strokes.
Build the character for “to perish; to lose”
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Structure
丶 + 一 + ㇄
Top–middle–bottom structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
A dot (丶) above a horizontal line (一) and a turning stroke (㇄) forms 亡: to perish or be lost.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 死亡sǐ wángdeath; to die亡 = wáng
- 亡国wáng guóto lose one's country; a fallen state亡 = wáng
- 灭亡miè wángto perish; to be wiped out; to die out亡 = wáng
Go deeper
All readings
to perish; to lose
to die or perish; to lose; to flee
死亡；失去；逃跑。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 死亡sǐ wángdeath; to die亡 = wáng
- 亡国wáng guóto lose one's country; a fallen state亡 = wáng
- 灭亡miè wángto perish; to be wiped out; to die out亡 = wáng
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 亡 mean?
亡 (wáng) means to die or perish; to lose; to flee.
How do you pronounce 亡?
It is pronounced wáng.
What parts is 亡 made of?
丶 (dot stroke) and 一 (one) and ㇄. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 亡 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 亡?
亠. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 亡?
Common ones are 死亡 and 亡国. The reading of 亡 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.