亡
wángwú HSK6

death

  • edit character approved 亡 — "cf 方" by Peter Olson
    Hint
    Depicts the tip of a knife blade (刀). Based on the original meaning "tip of a blade", now written as 芒. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. → 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.

    Changed: hint

    edit character by Peter Olson

  • edit character approved 亡 — "verify, add sources" by Peter Olson
    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. → Depicts the tip of a knife blade (刀). Based on the original meaning "tip of a blade", now written as 芒. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Strokes (simplified)
    亡
    3 strokes
    →
    亡
    3 strokes

    Source: animcjk → dong

    Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

    edit character by Peter Olson