殴 ōu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 殳 — tool, weapon
- Made of
- 区 area, district, region, ward 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
殴打
ōudǎ
to beat; to assault
Characters in this word
打 dǎ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丁 nail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 视频显示，多名保安在冲突中殴打无力反抗的乘客。 Shìpín xiǎnshì, duō míng bǎoān zài chōngtū zhōng ōudǎ wúlì fǎnkàng de chéngkè. The video shows several security guards beating a passenger who was unable to resist during the conflict.
- 法律禁止任何人殴打他人。 Fǎlǜ jìnzhǐ rènhé rén ōudǎ tārén. The law forbids anyone from beating other people.
- 学校严禁学生互相殴打，违者要受到处分。 Xuéxiào yánjìn xuéshēng hùxiāng ōudǎ, wéizhě yào shòudào chǔfèn. The school strictly forbids students from beating each other, and offenders will be punished.
Related words
- 打 dǎ to hit; to play (a ball game); to make (a call)
- 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi
- 打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a phone call
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 打球 dǎqiú to play ball
- 打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary job
- 打算 dǎsuàn to plan; plan
- 打印 dǎyìn to print
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 打听 dǎting to ask around; to find out
- 打 dá a dozen (measure word)
- 打败 dǎbài to defeat