04438 Chinese character of 噩 and pronounce ngok6

The Chinese character【噩】that we will explain today is a word that describes emotions or events. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Misfortune or terror. Explanation: (1) Unlucky. Such as: “bad news”, “nightmare”, “bad news”. (2) A look of confusion and ignorance. Such as: “confused and muddled”.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【噩】:è

Cantonese Jyutping of 【噩】:ngok6

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【噩】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【噩】, for example:Describing emotions or events , It means mainly misfortune or alarm. .The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【噩】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【噩夢、噩耗】(Mandarin Pinyin:è mèng 、è hào/ Cantonese Jyutping:ngok3 mung6 、ngok3 hou3)

The stroke count for this character is 16 ,Its usage is more restrictive, making it an advanced-level Chinese character that one only needs to learn when seeking to challenge their own abilities,Below, you’ll find a sentence connected to this character.:


噩耗傳來,大家都感到震驚。

Everyone was shocked when the bad news came.


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