亡 (wáng) — to die, to be deceased (in compounds, e.g. 死亡); to flee (in compounds, e.g. 逃亡); to be destroyed, to perish (in compounds, e.g. 灭亡)
Definition
亡 (wáng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'to die / perish / flee' — it never stands alone. It combines with other characters to form words like 死亡 (death), 逃亡 (escape), and 灭亡 (perish, of a state or civilization).
bound form
to dieto be deceased (in compounds, e.g. 死亡)to flee (in compounds, e.g. 逃亡)to be destroyedto perish (in compounds, e.g. 灭亡)
Examples
- ，。Nà cì shì gù zhōng sān rén shēng huán, liǎng rén sǐ wáng.In that accident, three survived and two died.
- 。Tā zài zhàn luàn zhōng shè fǎ táo wáng dào le lín guó.He managed to flee to a neighboring country during the war.
- 。Zhè ge gǔ lǎo wén míng zuì zhōng zǒu xiàng miè wáng.This ancient civilization eventually perished.
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