仇 (chóu): hatred, animosity, enmity
仇 (chóu) is a Chinese character meaning “hatred.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 九 (phonetic). It ranks #1526 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 仇 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- hatred
- animosity
- enmity
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 复仇verb | fù chóu | to avenge |
| 报仇verb | bào chóu | to take revenge |
| 仇恨verb | chóu hèn | to hate |
| 仇人noun | chóu rén | foe |
| 仇家noun | chóu jiā | enemy |
| 仇视verb | chóu shì | to view sb as an enemy |
| 记仇verb | jì chóu | to hold a grudge |
| 仇杀verb | chóu shā | to kill in revenge |
| 仇敌noun | chóu dí | enemy |
| 私仇noun | sī chóu | personal grudge |
| 世仇noun | shì chóu | feud |
| 反目成仇phrase | fǎn mù chéng chóu | (idiom) to fall out with sb |
| 恩将仇报phrase | ēn jiāng chóu bào | to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom) |
| 恩仇noun | ēn chóu | debt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge |
| 结仇verb | jié chóu | to start a feud |
仇 appears in 46 compound words: 33 as the first character, 43 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 仇 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (14)
to avenge a wrong and wipe out or erase humiliation; to take revenge for an insult
to avenge a wrong and wipe out or erase humiliation; to take revenge for an insult
Showing 12 of 14 idioms containing 仇.
Example Sentences
作为仇民，我们有责任保护环境。
zuò wéi qiú mín , wǒ men yǒu zé rèn bǎo hù huán jìng .
As citizens, we have a responsibility to protect the environment.
婚宴敬酒起口角冲突 4男挺友放鞭炮寻仇遭警逮
hūn yàn jìng jiǔ qǐ kǒu jiǎo chōng tū 4 nán tǐng yǒu fàng biān pào xún qiú zāo jǐng dǎi
A dispute broke out during a wedding toast; four men set off firecrackers in retaliation and were arrested by police
龙吟虎啸:古老复仇 于今尤烈
lóng yín hǔ xiào : gǔ lǎo fù qiú yú jīn yóu liè
The Roar of Dragons and Tigers: An Ancient Vengeance That Burns Even More Intensely Today
影/吁228仇恨能放下和解 郑丽文:国民党一定守护民主...
yǐng xū 2 2 8 qiú hèn néng fàng xià hé jiě zhèng lí wén : guó mín dǎng yī dìng shǒu hù mín zhǔ . . .
Shadow/Call 228 hatred can be put down and reconciled Zheng Liwen: The Kuomintang must protect democracy...
《复仇者联盟 5》合体预演?“雷神”化身大贼硬...
fù qiú zhě lián méng 5 gě tǐ yù yǎn ? léi shén huà shēn dà zéi yìng . . .
"Avengers 5" combined preview? Thor "incarnated as a thief...
瑞士同性恋群体担心仇视情绪反弹
ruì shì tóng xìng liàn qún tǐ dān xīn qiú shì qíng xù fǎn dàn
The Swiss gay community fears a backlash of hatred
仇恨言论会煽动私刑。
Chóuhèn yánlùn huì shāndòng sī xíng.
Hate speech incites lynchings.
你杀了我父亲，我今天要为他报仇。
Nǐ shā le wǒ fùqīn, wǒ jīntiān yào wèi tā bàochóu.
You killed my father. Today I will avenge him.
为了报仇，他们放火烧了邻居的家。
Wèile bàochóu, tāmen fàng huǒ shāo le línjū de jiā.
They set fire to their neighbor's house in revenge.
没有什么东西比复仇更昂贵，更无益。
Méiyǒu shénme dōngxi bǐ fùchóu gèng ángguì, gèng wúyì.
There is nothing which exacts a higher price than revenge, yet is so futile.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 亻 (person) component
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