厄

è
#2,402 most
frequent character
distressed

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

厄 è shows a kneeling person 㔾 with 厂 as a mark at the knee. That gives the original meaning 'knee joint.' The sense distressed or hardship was borrowed for sound.

Drawn as: kneeling person

厄 as a component in other characters

sound4 characters
扼呃轭苊
empty1 character
顾

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Same Characters, Different Readings

厄è
variant of 厄[e4]

Homophones

HSK 3
饿è
to be hungry, hungry
恶è
evil

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