About
危 is an ideogrammatic compound visually depicting a precarious situation. Its structure combines an upper element representing a person at the edge of a high cliff with a lower component showing a person kneeling or crouching in fear below. This imagery originally conveyed the concept of extreme physical height. From this concrete meaning of being at a dangerous altitude, the character’s sense naturally extended to the abstract concepts of danger, hazard, and peril, which is its primary definition today.
Etymology Hide
Example Sentences Hide
过马路很危险。
吸烟危害健康。
洪水危及村庄。
我们遇到了经济危机。
在悬崖边行走非常危险。
政府正在处理环境危机。
这种病毒可能危及全球公共卫生。
由于气候变化，许多物种处于危险之中。