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罹

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verb #47,199

Meanings

  1. 1 to suffer from
  2. 2 to meet with (misfortune)
  3. 3 to be afflicted by

Examples

HSK 6
灾难中许多人罹重病。
Zāinàn zhōng xǔduō rén lí zhòngbìng.
Many people were afflicted with serious illness during the disaster.
HSK 6
他不幸罹难于一场严重的车祸。
Tā búxìng línàn yú yì chǎng yánzhòng de chēhuò.
He sadly fell victim to a serious traffic accident.

Tips

usage
A formal, written word for being struck by misfortune. Common in 罹难 ('to die in a disaster') and 罹患 ('to be afflicted with an illness').

Components

radical
罒 wǎng
net (radical form)
The net radical on top, the flattened form of 网 (net). Being 'caught' by misfortune, as if snared in a net, is exactly the image, the same family as 罗.
semantic
忄 xīn
heart (radical form)
The upright heart, the side form of 心. It adds the inner suffering and grief that comes with being struck by hardship.
phonetic
隹 zhuī
short-tailed bird
A short-tailed bird, the right element under the net, contributing the phonetic root that connects this character to its sound family with 惟.

Stroke Order

罹 lí