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恙

yàng
noun #42,523

Meanings

  1. 1 illness; ailment
  2. 2 trouble; mishap

Examples

HSK 4
别来无恙？
Biélái-wúyàng?
Have you been well since we parted?
HSK 7-9
他安然无恙地回到家。
Tā ānrán-wúyàng de huídào jiā.
He returned home safe and sound.

Tips

usage
Mostly bound in 无恙 (safe and well), as in 安然无恙 (safe and sound) and the polite greeting 别来无恙 (I hope you've been well since we last met).

Components

radical
心 xīn
heart; mind
Bottom heart radical 心 (full form, at the base). The original sense was anxiety or worry; from a troubled heart the meaning grew to illness and mishap in 恙.
phonetic
羊 yáng
sheep; goat
Top 羊 supplies the sound (yáng shifting to yàng). It is purely the phonetic; the same element gives the sound in 样 and 氧.

Stroke Order

恙 yàng