亡
wáng
old variant of 亡[wang2]
a picture of 亡 → fleeing and disappearing from view
The character originally depicted a person hiding or fleeing under a cover, slipping out of sight. From that image of vanishing, it extended to mean loss, death, and ruin.
这个王朝最终走向了灭亡。
zhè ge wáng cháo zuì zhōng zǒu xiàng le miè wáng 。
this dynasty ultimately walked toward extinction.
国家的兴亡关系到每一个人。
guó jiā de xīng wáng guān xi dào měi yī gè rén 。
the rise and fall of a nation concerns every single person.
Words with 亡
自取灭亡
zì qǔ miè wáng
to court disaster (idiom)
亡者
wáng zhě
the deceased
逃亡
táo wáng
to flee; to go into exile
亡国奴
wáng guó nú
slave of a foreign conqueror
生死存亡
shēng sǐ cún wáng
matter of life and death
灭亡
miè wáng
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out
临床死亡
lín chuáng sǐ wáng
clinical death
阵亡战士纪念日
zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì
Memorial Day (American holiday)
阵亡者
zhèn wáng zhě
people killed in battle
阵亡
zhèn wáng
to die in battle
顺我者昌逆我者亡
shùn wǒ zhě chāng nì wǒ zhě wáng
submit to me and prosper, or oppose me and perish
亡故
wáng gù
to die