暴 bào
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
暴躁
bàozào
irritable; hot-tempered
Characters in this word
躁 zào
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 足 — foot
- Made of
- 足 foot 喿 the sound of birds chirping
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 长期睡眠不足使他变得异常暴躁，连最小的误会都会引发争吵。 Chángqī shuìmián bùzú shǐ tā biàn de yìcháng bàozào, lián zuì xiǎo de wùhuì dōu huì yǐnfā zhēngchǎo. Long-term lack of sleep made him unusually irritable, so even the smallest misunderstanding could lead to an argument.
- 爷爷脾气暴躁，可是对小孙女特别温柔。 Yéye píqi bàozào, kěshì duì xiǎo sūnnǚ tèbié wēnróu. Grandpa has a hot temper, but he is especially gentle with his little granddaughter.
- 他饿的时候特别暴躁，说话也很冲。 Tā è de shíhou tèbié bàozào, shuōhuà yě hěn chòng. He gets especially irritable when he is hungry, and his words come out harsh.
Related words
- 暴力 bàolì violence
- 暴露 bàolù to expose
- 暴风骤雨 bàofēngzhòuyǔ violent storm; tempestuous upheaval
- 暴利 bàolì excessive profits; huge profits
- 粗暴 cūbào rough; violent; crude and forceful
- 风暴 fēngbào storm; turmoil
- 烦躁 fánzào restless; irritable
- 浮躁 fúzào restless; impetuous; impatient
- 急躁 jízào impatient; irritable
- 焦躁 jiāozào restless; agitated; irritable
- 粗心大意 cūxīndàyì careless; negligent
- 固执 gùzhi stubborn; obstinate