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惡 (è): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

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bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
HSK —12 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

心 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 惡.

Phonetic component

亞 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 12

Write 惡 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 惡 (è) mean in Chinese?

bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating

How do you write 惡 in stroke order?

惡 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 惡?

心 is the radical in 惡. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 惡?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.