Spot 亡
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
亡 component
wáng · death, destruction; to lose; to perish
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 亡
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亡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 亡 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
忙=
忄
忘=
+心
望=
+月+王
邙=
+阝
吂=
+口
汒=
氵
芒=
艹
妄=
+女
肓=
+⺼
氓=
+民
盲=
+目
丧=
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 亡 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
忙máng
busy
HSK 3.0 · L1帮忙bāngmángto help
HSK 3.0 · L2忘wàngto forget
HSK 3.0 · L2希望xīwàngto hope
HSK 3.0 · L2忘记wàngjìto forget
HSK 3.0 · L3难忘nánwàngunforgettable
HSK 3.0 · L4失望shīwàngdisappointed
HSK 3.0 · L4急忙jímánghastily
HSK 3.0 · L5看望kànwàngto pay a visit to
HSK 3.0 · L5连忙liánmángpromptly
HSK 3.0 · L5忙碌mánglùbusy
HSK 3.0 · L5愿望yuànwàngdesire
HSK 3.0 · L5