Chinese Word: 呕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

呕 (Trad.: 嘔)HSK 6

Pinyin: ǒu

English Definition: vomit

Chinese Definition:
①吐：呕吐。呕血。呕心沥血(形容费尽心血)。作呕(恶心，厌恶)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:区 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

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- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 区 [ qū ] area, district, region, ward; surname

Similar Characters: 眍哐

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呕吐HSK 6	ǒu tù	to vomit
呕心沥血	ǒu xīn lì xuè	lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom); to work one's heart out; blood, sweat and tears
令人作呕	lìng rén zuò ǒu	to make one sick; to be revolting (idiom)
作呕	zuò ǒu	to feel sick; to feel nauseous; to feel disgusted
干呕	gān ǒu	to retch

1		nán wén 难闻 de 的 qì wèi 气味 shǐ 使 wǒ 我 zuò ǒu 作呕。 The bad smell disgusts me.
2		yùn chē 晕车 zhèng zhuàng 症状 bāo kuò 包括 tóu tòng 头痛、 tóu yūn 头晕、 è xīn 恶心 hé 和 ǒu tù 呕吐。 Symptoms of motion sickness include headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting.

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