Chinese Word: 殴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

殴 (Trad.: 毆)HSK 6

Pinyin: ōu

English Definition: to beat up; to hit sb

Chinese Definition:
①打人：殴打。殴伤。斗殴。互殴。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 殳

Pictophonetic:区 indicates the sound; 殳 (weapon) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

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- 区 [ qū ] area, district, region, ward; surname
- 殳 [ shū ] tool, weapon

Similar Characters: 豛

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殴打HSK 6	ōu dǎ	to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law)
斗殴	dòu ōu	to fight; to brawl; a scuffle; a punch-up
殴斗	ōu dòu	to have a fist fight; fist fight; brawl
殴打罪	ōu dǎ zuì	assault and battery (law)
围殴	wéi ōu	to gang up and beat

1		shì wēi 示威 shī qù 失去 kòng zhì 控制， jì ér 继而 fā shēng 发生 ōu dòu 殴斗。 The demonstration got out of control and fighting broke out.
2		tā 他 bèi 被 jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了， yīn wèi 因为 tā 他 dǎ jià 打架 ōu dǎ 殴打 le 了 tā 他 de 的 lín jū 邻居。 He was arrested because he fought and assaulted his neighbor.

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