p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Translate Flashcards Sign in

殃

yāng
noun #42,545

Meanings

  1. 1 calamity; disaster
  2. 2 to bring disaster to; to harm

Examples

城门失火，殃及池鱼。
Chéngménshīhuǒ, yāngjí chíyú.
When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the moat suffer.
公司破产，员工会遭殃。
Gōngsī pòchǎn, yuángōng huì zāoyāng.
If the company goes bankrupt, the employees will suffer.

Tips

usage
Core words: 遭殃 (to suffer a disaster) and 殃及 (to bring trouble onto, drag down). The classic line 城门失火，殃及池鱼 describes innocent bystanders harmed by someone else's trouble.

Components

radical
歹 dǎi
bad; bare bones (radical)
Left-side 歹 radical, a picture of stripped bones, used for words about death and misfortune. It frames 殃 as calamity and harm.
phonetic
央 yāng
center; to beg
Right side 央 supplies the exact sound yāng. The same phonetic gives 秧 (rice seedling) and 鸯 (mandarin duck).

Stroke Order

殃 yāng