殴
to beat up; to hit sb
8 strokes
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How 殴 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
殳 (semantic, “weapon”) + 区 (phonetic, qū)
How to remember it
hit · Heisig RSH #2687
区 region + missile
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 区
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 区 (qū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区 sound component | qū | area, district, region, ward; surname |
| 鸥 | ōu | seagull, tern; Larus species (various) |
| 驱 | qū | to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away |
| 枢 | shū | door hinge; pivot; center of power |
| 抠 | kōu | to lift, to raise; tight-fisted |
| 呕 | ǒu | to vomit; to annoy, to enrage |
| 瓯 | ōu | bowl, cup; small tray |
| 躯 | qū | the human body |
| 沤 | ōu | to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked |
| 讴 | ōu | songs; to sing |
| 岖 | qū | steep, sheer; rugged, rough |
| 怄 | òu | annoyed |
| 眍 | kōu | sunken eyes |
Words containing 殴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殴打罪 | ōu dǎ zuì | assault and battery (law) |
| 殴打 | ōu dǎ | to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) |
| 殴斗 | ōu dòu | to have a fist fight; fist fight; brawl |
| 斗殴 | dòu ōu | to brawl; to scuffle |
| 痛殴 | tòng ōu | to beat sb up |
| 围殴 | wéi ōu | to gang up and beat |
| 互殴 | hù ōu | to fight each other; to come to blows |