Read Edit View history Discussion 亡 wángwú HSK6 death Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts the tip of a knife blade (刀). Similar in origin to 方. Based on the original meaning "tip of a blade", now written as 芒. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas wáng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 亡 Simp strokes 亡 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts the tip of a knife. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 亡 Simp strokes 亡 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 亡 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 446, 788 ], [ 563, 713 ], [ 592, 668 ] ], [ [ 128, 459 ], [ 197, 450 ], [ 441, 494 ], [ 818, 536 ], [ 880, 528 ], [ 920, 514 ] ], [ [ 330, 449 ], [ 358, 428 ], [ 361, 418 ], [ 362, 322 ], [ 348, 164 ], [ 350, 127 ], [ 384, 125 ], [ 522, 157 ], [ 694, 176 ], [ 777, 181 ], [ 818, 166 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 472 738 Q 514 704 559 662 Q 575 647 594 648 Q 607 649 612 665 Q 618 683 607 717 Q 597 759 466 795 Q 447 799 440 796 Q 434 792 436 775 Q 440 762 472 738 Z", "M 364 458 Q 533 497 898 497 Q 926 497 932 507 Q 939 522 918 539 Q 849 590 778 568 Q 552 525 131 471 Q 106 468 125 447 Q 141 431 164 424 Q 189 418 209 424 Q 264 440 322 450 L 364 458 Z", "M 322 450 Q 349 392 328 206 Q 324 166 299 131 Q 289 115 297 94 Q 304 72 314 63 Q 324 54 342 67 Q 402 107 493 128 Q 598 149 799 151 Q 827 151 829 165 Q 828 181 794 205 Q 776 220 677 200 Q 619 191 569 184 Q 493 178 403 158 Q 379 152 378 168 Q 384 261 387 379 Q 387 404 390 419 Q 394 431 384 443 Q 378 450 364 458 C 340 476 313 479 322 450 Z" ] } 3 strokes 亡 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 446, 788 ], [ 563, 713 ], [ 592, 668 ] ], [ [ 128, 459 ], [ 197, 450 ], [ 441, 494 ], [ 818, 536 ], [ 880, 528 ], [ 920, 514 ] ], [ [ 330, 449 ], [ 358, 428 ], [ 361, 418 ], [ 362, 322 ], [ 348, 164 ], [ 350, 127 ], [ 384, 125 ], [ 522, 157 ], [ 694, 176 ], [ 777, 181 ], [ 818, 166 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 472 738 Q 514 704 559 662 Q 575 647 594 648 Q 607 649 612 665 Q 618 683 607 717 Q 597 759 466 795 Q 447 799 440 796 Q 434 792 436 775 Q 440 762 472 738 Z", "M 364 458 Q 533 497 898 497 Q 926 497 932 507 Q 939 522 918 539 Q 849 590 778 568 Q 552 525 131 471 Q 106 468 125 447 Q 141 431 164 424 Q 189 418 209 424 Q 264 440 322 450 L 364 458 Z", "M 322 450 Q 349 392 328 206 Q 324 166 299 131 Q 289 115 297 94 Q 304 72 314 63 Q 324 54 342 67 Q 402 107 493 128 Q 598 149 799 151 Q 827 151 829 165 Q 828 181 794 205 Q 776 220 677 200 Q 619 191 569 184 Q 493 178 403 158 Q 379 152 378 168 Q 384 261 387 379 Q 387 404 390 419 Q 394 431 384 443 Q 378 450 364 458 C 340 476 313 479 322 450 Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.