What does 亡 mean in Chinese?

亡 (wáng) means "to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 亡?

亡 is pronounced "wáng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

亡 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 亡 include 伤亡 (casualties), 亡佚 (nonextant), 亡八 (variant of 王八[wang2 ba1]), 亡命 (to flee), 亡国 ((of a nation) to be destroyed).

You can practice writing 亡 using our stroke order tool.

亡

wáng

to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee

verb

Radical: 亠 (no. 8)

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
伤亡	shāng wáng	casualties	HSK 6
亡佚	wáng yì	nonextant
亡八	wáng bā	variant of 王八[wang2 ba1]
亡命	wáng mìng	to flee
亡国	wáng guó	(of a nation) to be destroyed
亡故	wáng gù	to die
亡母	wáng mǔ	deceased mother

亡 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

HSK Lord schedules your reviews so each word comes back right before you would forget it. Free to start.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.