英年早逝

英年早逝 yīng nián zǎo shì ㄧㄥㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄠˇ ㄕˋ jing1 nin4 zou2 sai6

to die an untimely death (idiom)
to be cut off in one's prime

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 英 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

英 radical 艹 = 艹央
年 radical 干 = 干
早 radical 日 = 日十
逝 radical 辶 = 辶折

Example sentences

英年早逝。 Whom the gods love die young.

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