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CHINESE CHARACTER

zòu

揍

揍

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to beat up

Numbered pinyin
zou4
English meanings
to beat up, to break to pieces

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 奏.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    奏

Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

奏 is identified as the sound component (zòu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 揍.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌奏

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zòu揍tā他yī一dùn顿。

    Give him a beating.

  2. 02

    bié别dòngshǒu动手。

    Don't fight.

  3. 03

    yǐ以lǐ理fú服rén人。

    Convince with reason.

  4. 04

    xīn心píng平qì气hé和。

    Stay calm.

  5. 05

    huàjiě化解máodùn矛盾。

    Resolve conflicts.

  6. 06

    hé和héqi和气qì气。

    Harmonious.

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