殃 = 歹 + 央

殃 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “misfortune”. It is built from 歹 (bad) and 央 (center).

Keyword: misfortune
Pinyin (Mandarin): yāng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: misfortune, disaster, calamity, бедствие, несчастье, disaster, calamity

Decomposition

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歹 bad
央 center

How to find 殃 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bad” + “center”. 殃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 殃 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.