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
临床死亡
lín chuáng sǐ wáng
clinical death
阵亡
zhèn wáng
to die in battle
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
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
自取灭亡
zì qǔ miè wáng
to court disaster (idiom)
亡故
wáng gù
to die
亡母
wáng mǔ
deceased mother
亡佚
wáng yì
nonextant
亡八
wáng bā
variant of 王八[wang2 ba1]
亡兵纪念日
wáng bīng jì niàn rì
Memorial Day (American holiday)
亡命
wáng mìng
to flee