to beat, to hit, to fight

Animated Stroke Order 殴

殴 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 殴

殴 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yīn
ōu
rén
bèi
jǐng
fāng
dǎi

He was arrested by police for assaulting others

2
duō
míng
xué
shēng
cān
le
duì
de
qún
ōu

Multiple students participated in the group assault against him

3
jiǔ
shēng
le
liè
de
dòu
ōu
shì
jiàn

A fierce fight broke out in the bar

4
rén
le

He hit someone.

5
jǐng
chá
zhì
zhǐ
le
jiē
shàng
de
ōu
shì
jiàn

The police stopped the fight on the street.

6
yīn
wèi
ōu
tóng
shì
bèi
gōng
kāi
chú
le

He was fired by the company for assaulting a colleague.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2441
Zhuyin
Components
UnicodeU+6BB4
CangjieSKHNE
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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