骂
to scold; to abuse; to curse; CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,519 U+9A82
How 骂 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 马 (phonetic, mǎ)
How to remember it
scold · Heisig RSH #1456
chatterbox + 马 horse
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 马
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 马 (mǎ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马 sound component | mǎ | horse; surname |
| 码 | mǎ | number, numeral, symbol; yard |
| 玛 | mǎ | agate, cornelian |
| 妈 | mā | mother, mama |
| 蚂 | mǎ | ant; leech |
| 吗 | ma | final interrogative particle |
| 犸 | mǎ | mammoth |
| 杩 | mà | headboard |
Words containing 骂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破口大骂 | pò kǒu dà mà | (idiom) to let out a torrent of abuse |
| 骂不绝口 | mà bù jué kǒu | to scold without end (idiom); incessant abuse |
| 指鸡骂狗 | zhǐ jī mà gǒu | lit. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom); fig. to make indirect critici… |
| 大骂 | dà mà | to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out |
| 骂人 | mà rén | to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone |
| 国骂 | guó mà | curse word; four-letter word; esp. the "national swear word" of China, namely 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 … |
| 端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘 | duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng | lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (i… |
| 骂到臭头 | mà dào chòu tóu | to chew sb out (Tw) |
| 开骂 | kāi mà | to launch into an angry tirade; to start berating sb |
| 打骂 | dǎ mà | to beat and scold |
| 相骂 | xiāng mà | to hurl insults at each other |
| 骂名 | mà míng | infamy; blackened name |
| 对骂 | duì mà | to trade insults |
| 骂战 | mà zhàn | war of words; exchange of verbal attacks |
| 骂声 | mà shēng | scolding; tongue-lashing; (fig.) angry criticism; opprobrium; CL:片[pian4] |
| 指着和尚骂秃子 | zhǐ zhe hé shang mà tū zi | lit. to insult a bald man while pointing at a monk (idiom); fig. to insult indirectly; to … |
| 挨打受骂 | ái dǎ shòu mà | to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom) |
| 恶骂 | è mà | to curse fiercely |
| 笑骂 | xiào mà | to deride; to mock; (jocular) to heckle good-naturedly; to razz |
| 对着和尚骂贼秃 | duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū | (lit.) in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (s… |