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噩
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shocking

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
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ガク、カク
おごそ.か、おどろ.く
A jade statue 王 with four holes made in it 口
Components
王 king+ 口 mouth+ 口 mouth+ 口 mouth+ 口 mouth =
噩 shocking
王 Meaning component
wáng king
king, ruler
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Notes
Similar Characters
匡 restore往 toward旺 thriving枉 crooked汪 tearful皇 emperor徴 levy (trad/jp)斑 speck玎 jingling玑 round (simp)玓 pearly玖 black-colored jade玗 Jade-Like 1玟 streaks in jade玡 used in place names (iii)玢 a kind of jade (73a2)玮 type of jade (simp)玲 exquisite玳 tortoise shell玷 flaw in gem
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
噩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
噩 [è]
startling
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
噩梦 [è​mèng] #2,918
nightmare
噩梦 [è​mèng] #2,918
nightmare
噩耗 [è​hào] #21,590
news of sb's death
浑浑噩噩 [hún​hún​'è​'è] #27,909
muddleheaded
浑浑噩噩 [hún​hún​'è​'è] #27,909
muddleheaded
噩运 [è​yùn] #33,665
variant of 厄運|厄运[è​yùn]
噩运 [è​yùn] #33,665
variant of 厄運|厄运[è​yùn]