Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

distressed

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “e” becomes a different word in each tone. 厄 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 厄运è yùnbad luck; misfortune; adversity
  • 解厄jiě è(literary) to save from a calamity
  • 厄境è jìngdifficult situation
  • 困厄kùn èin deep water; difficult situation
  • 灾厄zāi èadversity; catastrophe; disaster

Example Sentence

遇到困厄,我们要勇敢面对。Yù dào kùn è, wǒ men yào yǒng gǎn miàn duì.When facing hardship, we should be brave.

遇到Yù dàoto meet困厄kùn èin deep water我们wǒ menweyàoto want勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave面对miàn duìto face