呕 (ǒu): vomit
呕 (ǒu) is a Chinese character meaning “vomit.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 区 (phonetic). It ranks #2667 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 呕 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- vomit
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呕吐 | ǒu tù | to vomit |
| 作呕 | zuò ǒu | to feel sick |
| 呕心沥血 | ǒu xīn lì xuè | lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) |
| 干呕 | gān ǒu | to retch |
| 呕出物 | ǒu chū wù | vomitus |
| 呕气 | òu qì | variant of 慪氣|怄气[ou4 qi4] |
| 呕吐物 | ǒu tù wù | vomit |
| 嗳气呕逆 | ǎi qì ǒu nì | belching and retching counterflow (medical term) |
呕 appears in 8 compound words: 63 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 13 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 呕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他身体不适，频频呕吐。
Tā shēntǐ búshì, pínpín ǒu tù.
He feels unwell and vomits frequently.
...需要间隔三到四个小时,拉稀软便可以补充,呕吐就没必要吃了#养猫经验分享 #宠物益....
. . . xū yāo jiān gé sān dào sì gè xiǎo shí , lā xī ruǎn biàn kě yǐ bǔ chōng , ǒu tǔ jiù méi bì yāo chī le yǎng māo jīng yàn fēn xiǎng chǒng wù yì . . . .
...Wait three to four hours; if your cat has loose or watery stools, you can give them some food, but if they’re vomiting, there’s no need to feed them. #CatCareTips #PetHealth....
...爆发诺如病毒感染 船上76人两周内陆续屙呕
. . . bào fā nuò rú bìng dú gǎn rǎn chuán shàng 7 6 rén liǎng zhōu nèi lù xù 屙 ǒu
... Norovirus infection broke out, and 76 people on board vomited within two weeks
...威士特丹号”疑爆诺如病毒 上月中起76人呕吐腹泻
. . . wēi shì tè dān hào yí bào nuò rú bìng dú shàng yuè zhōng qǐ 7 6 rén ǒu tǔ fù xiè
... Western-Damascus "suspected norovirus explosion" 76 people vomited and had diarrhea since the middle of last month
避孕药什么时候吃有效?服药后呕吐是否需要补服一片
bì yùn yào shén má shí hòu chī yǒu xiào ? fú yào hòu ǒu tǔ shì fǒu xū yāo bǔ fú yī piàn
When are birth control pills effective? Do you need to take a refill tablet for vomiting after taking the medicine?
你是否有恶心呕吐的感觉。
Nǐ shìfǒu yǒu ěxīn ǒutù de gǎnjué.
Do you feel nauseous?
我只能描述这可怕的味道像呕吐混合着烂肉
Wǒ zhǐnéng miáoshù zhè kěpà de wèidao xiàng ǒutù hùnhé zhe làn ròu
I can only describe the terrible smell as vomit mixed with rotting flesh.
Character Family
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