额
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é · forehead

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

页Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 额

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éWords pronounced é
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Example sentences

Notice where 额 sits in each complete thought.

Zǒng jīn é dá dào le liǎng wàn rì yuán.总金额达到了两万日元。

The sum came to over 20,000 yen.

Source: Tatoeba #2474895 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men zuò zhè shì méi yǒu é wài bào chóu.我们做这事没有额外报酬。

We won't get paid extra for doing this.

Source: Tatoeba #5856738 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wěn tā de qián é.他吻她的前额。

He kissed her forehead.

Source: Tatoeba #6559015 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài jùzi zhōng bú yào xiě rù é wài xìn xī, bǐ rú zuò zhě xìng míng.在句子中不要写入额外信息,比如作者姓名。

Don't write extra information, such as the name of the author, within the sentence.

Source: Tatoeba #8463604 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Diàn chí yào é wài fù qián.电池要额外付钱。

You need to pay extra for the batteries.

Source: Tatoeba #464768 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīn cǐ, bì xū jìn xíng é wài de cè shì yǐ què bǎo wán zhěng de ān quán xìng.因此,必须进行额外的测试以确保完整的安全性。

As a consequence, additional tests must be carried out to ensure complete security.

Source: Tatoeba #2915519 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 额 in context

  1. Say é, then recall the core meaning: forehead.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 金额 (jīn é), meaning “sum of money”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 额 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.