噩 è
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
噩耗
èhào
terrible news; grievous news
Characters in this word
耗 hào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 耒 — plow
- Made of
- 耒 plow 毛 hair, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 家属接到噩耗后仍强迫自己冷静，配合警方确认身份。 Jiāshǔ jiēdào èhào hòu réng qiǎngpò zìjǐ lěngjìng, pèihé jǐngfāng quèrèn shēnfèn. After receiving the grievous news, the family still forced themselves to stay calm and cooperated with the police in confirming the identity.
- 深夜接到噩耗，他一下子坐在了地上。 Shēnyè jiēdào èhào, tā yíxiàzi zuò zài le dìshang. Receiving the terrible news late at night, he sank to the floor at once.
- 大家都不愿意把这个噩耗告诉奶奶。 Dàjiā dōu bú yuànyì bǎ zhège èhào gàosu nǎinai. None of us wanted to tell Grandma this terrible news.
Related words
- 消耗 xiāohào to consume
- 耗 hào to consume; to waste
- 耗费 hàofèi to consume; to expend
- 耗时 hàoshí to take time; time-consuming
- 能耗 nénghào energy consumption
- 触目惊心 chùmùjīngxīn shocking; appalling
- 悼念 dàoniàn to mourn; to commemorate
- 骇人听闻 hàiréntīngwén appalling; shocking; horrifying
- 不堪 bùkān unable to bear; extremely; in a terrible state
- 后顾之忧 hòugùzhīyōu worries for the future; domestic worries
- 惨痛 cǎntòng painful; bitter; grievous
- 惨 cǎn miserable; tragic; severe