揍 (zòu): to hit, to beat (sb), (coll.) to smash (sth)

揍 (zòu) is a Chinese character meaning “to hit.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 奏 (phonetic). It ranks #2931 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 揍 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 扌 hand12 strokesFrequency #2931扌 semantic奏 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to hit
  2. to beat (sb)
  3. (coll.) to smash (sth)

Etymology & Origin

揍

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Decomposition: ⿰扌奏 (layout: left-right)

Components:扌semantic奏phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
挨揍ái zòuto be beaten
揍人zòu rénto hit sb
揍死zòu sǐto beat to death
欠揍qiàn zòuto need a spanking
揍扁zòu biǎnto beat (sb) up
5
Total compounds
60
As first character
40
As last character
0
As middle character

揍 appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 0 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 揍 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

狠hěn
0.610546 co-occurrences
挨āi
0.575252 co-occurrences
拳quán
0.485492 co-occurrences
痛tòng
0.431282 co-occurrences
兔tù
0.420120 co-occurrences
胖pàng
0.40560 co-occurrences
客kè
0.394732 co-occurrences
稽jī
0.38554 co-occurrences
欠qiàn
0.37360 co-occurrences
怒nù
0.36296 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他揍了一个电话，约朋友晚上一起吃饭。

tā zòu le yī gě diàn huà , yāo péng yǒu wǎn shǎng yī qǐ chī fàn .

He made a phone call to arrange dinner with a friend that evening.

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Tatoeba

汤姆被一只灰熊揍了。

Tāngmǔ bèi yī zhī huīxióng zòu le.

Tom was attacked by a grizzly bear.

Tatoeba

这个受害者被揍了一顿然后被放任不管。

Zhège shòuhàizhě bèi zòu le yī dùnrán hòu bèi fàngrèn bù guǎn.

The victim had been beaten up and left for dead.

Tatoeba

汤姆把他揍得满地找牙。

Tāngmǔ bǎ tā zòu de mǎndìzhǎoyá.

Tom knocked him down.

Character Family

扌 Radical Family — Characters sharing the hand radical

挨āi按àn扒bā拔bá把bǎ摆bǎi扳bān搬bān扮bàn拌bàn

Related Characters

手shǒu打dǎ找zhǎo拿ná才cái护hù报bào拉lā挺tǐng换huàn

Homophones — Characters pronounced zòu

走zǒu奏zòu

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 揍 (zòu) mean in Chinese?
揍 (zòu) primarily means "to hit." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2931 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 揍 and 凑?
揍 (zòu) and 凑 (còu) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 扌 vs 冫 (same 奏 component).
How many strokes does 揍 have?
揍 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 揍?
The radical associated with 揍 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 揍?
揍 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), 奏 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌奏 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 揍?
Common words with 揍 include: 挨揍 (ái zòu, "to be beaten"); 揍人 (zòu rén, "to hit sb"); 揍死 (zòu sǐ, "to beat to death"); 欠揍 (qiàn zòu, "to need a spanking"); 揍扁 (zòu biǎn, "to beat (sb) up"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 揍 (zòu)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zòu: 走 (to walk), 奏 (to play music). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 揍 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 揍 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.