噩
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è · bad, ill-omened, unlucky

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Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

口Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 噩 sits in each complete thought.

Zuó wǎn wǒ zuò le yí gè kě pà de è mèng.昨晚我做了一个可怕的噩梦。

I had a really bad nightmare last night.

Source: Tatoeba #4970087 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuò è mèng le.我做噩梦了。

I had a nightmare.

Source: Tatoeba #7772597 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shì gè è mèng.那是个噩梦。

It was a nightmare.

Source: Tatoeba #1408075 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǎn shàng chī duō le róng yì zuò è mèng.晚上吃多了容易做噩梦。

Eating lots at night can easily give you a nightmare.

Source: Tatoeba #2448817 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jīng cháng zuò è mèng.我经常做噩梦。

I often have nightmares.

Source: Tatoeba #399027 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì yà zuò le gè è mèng.玛丽亚做了个噩梦。

Mary had a bad dream.

Source: Tatoeba #7772061 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 噩 in context

  1. Say è, then recall the core meaning: bad, ill-omened, unlucky.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 噩耗 (è hào), meaning “news of sb's death”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 噩 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.