è

common
literary

Meaning of

厄 means dangerous/steep place; disaster; hardship; adversity. Pronounced è.

  • dangerous/steep place
  • disaster; hardship; adversity
  • to be trapped; to be stranded

Character Info

Radical
Strokes7
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
xiǎn
jùn
 
shì
bīng
jiā
zhēng
de
xiǎn
è
zhī
 

This place has steep terrain, a strategic dangerous spot contested by military strategists.

dài
shī
rén
cháng
miáo
xiě
shǔ
dào
de
è
sài
 

Ancient poets often described the dangerous passes of the Shu Road.

Zhè
zuò
guān
ài
shì
jìn
chū
shān
de
zhòng
yào
è
kǒu
 

This pass is an important dangerous entrance to the mountain valley.

Shǒu
chéng
jūn
duì
zhǔ
zhù
le
chéng
西
de
è
dào
 

The defending army held the dangerous road west of the city.

Tàn
xiǎn
jiā
men
kāi
le
shān
de
è
xiǎn
dài
 

The explorers avoided the dangerous areas in the mountains.