Keyword
danger
- dangerous
- precarious
- high
- Frequency
- #801
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
A person 㔾 at the edge of a cliff 厃; 厃 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
危险
danger; dangerous
危机
crisis
危害
to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
危及
to endanger; to jeopardize; a danger (to life, national security etc)
危急
critical; desperate (situation)
安危
safety and danger; safety
濒危
endangered (species); in imminent danger; critically ill
危
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
经济危机
economic crisis
金融危机
financial crisis
生命危险
risk to one's life
危地马拉
Guatemala
危难
calamity
危机四伏
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
危在旦夕
in imminent peril (idiom); on the brink of crisis
危言耸听
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
岌岌可危
imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
病危
to be critically ill; to be terminally ill
高危
high-risk
危房
decrepit house
危机感
sense of crisis; acute awareness of looming danger or instability (often actively cultivated to spur preparedness or action)
危害性
harmfulness
危亡
at stake; in peril
危险品
hazardous materials