Spot 厄
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
厄 component
è · adversity, difficulty, distress
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 厄
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue厄Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 厄 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
顾=
+页
呃=
口
扼=
扌
苊=
艹
轭=
车
軛=
車
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 厄 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
照顾zhàogù
to take care of
HSK 3.0 · L3顾客gùkècustomer
HSK 3.0 · L4不顾búgùin spite of
HSK 3.0 · L6顾gùsurname Gu
HSK 3.0 · L6顾问gùwènadviser
HSK 3.0 · L6回顾huígùto look back
HSK 3.0 · L6只顾zhǐgùto focus solely on
HSK 3.0 · L6顾及gùjíto take into consideration
HSK 3.0 · L7-9顾虑gùlǜmisgivings
HSK 3.0 · L7-9顾名思义gùmíng-sīyìas the name implies
HSK 3.0 · L7-9顾全大局gùquán-dàjúto take the big picture into consideration
HSK 3.0 · L7-9光顾guānggùto visit
HSK 3.0 · L7-9