厄

戹

㔾 + 厂

Definitions

è (adjective) distressed; difficult; adverse

è (noun) hardship; adversity

Etymology

Pictograph of a yoke or harness attached to a work animal, such as a horse or ox.

About

The character 厄 combines the cliff radical 厂 above the kneeling person component 㔾, visually depicting someone trapped beneath an overhang or in a confined space. This ideogrammic compound conveys its original meaning of being in a perilous situation or geographical chokepoint. From this literal sense of entrapment, the meaning extended to encompass broader concepts like hardship, adversity, and distress.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Example Sentences Hide

他最近厄运连连。

Tā zuìjìn è yùn lián lián.

He has been having continuous bad luck recently.

厄瓜多尔是一个国家。

È guā duō ěr shì yí ge guó jiā.

Ecuador is a country.

我们要勇敢面对厄境。

Wǒ men yào yǒng gǎn miàn duì è jìng.

We must bravely face the difficult situation.

这场事故导致厄运降临。

Zhè chǎng shì gù dǎo zhì è yùn jiàng lín.

This accident caused bad luck to descend.

在厄运中他学会了坚强。

Zài è yùn zhōng tā xué huì le jiān qiáng.

In adversity, he learned to be strong.

厄尔尼诺现象改变天气模式。

È ěr ní nuò xiàn xiàng gǎi biàn tiān qì mó shì.

The El Niño phenomenon changes weather patterns.

尽管遭遇厄运，他仍未放弃希望。

Jǐn guǎn zāo yù è yùn, tā réng wèi fàng qì xī wàng.

Despite encountering bad luck, he still did not give up hope.

科学家正在研究厄尔尼诺对全球气候的长期影响。

Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū è ěr ní nuò duì quán qiú qì hòu de cháng qī yǐng xiǎng.

Scientists are studying the long-term effects of El Niño on the global climate.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 㔾

Component: 厂

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