祸
misfortune, disaster
At a glance · 祸
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
祸字小篆从示咼声（繁體禍），为形声字；本义为灾祸、殃殃。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
祸本义为灾祸、不幸。
Structure
形声字，左部『示』为意符表神意灾异，右部『咼』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinhuò
Radical礻
Strokes11
UnicodeU+7978
Character type形声
Theme其他
Six languages, one character
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English
misfortune, disaster
Huo is a phonetic-semantic character meaning misfortune and disaster.
Français
malheur, désastre
Huo est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant malheur et désastre.
Español
desgracia, desastre
Huo es un carácter fonosemántico que significa desgracia y desastre.
العربية
مصيبة، كارثة
خو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني المصيبة والكارثة.
Русский
несчастье, бедствие
Хо — фоносемантический знак, означающий несчастье и бедствие.
Common words
- 祸害huò hàidisaster
- 灾祸zāi huòcalamity