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).
Definitions
- to hit
- to beat (sb)
- (coll.) to smash (sth)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挨揍verb | ái zòu | to be beaten |
| 揍人 | zòu rén | to hit sb |
| 揍死 | zòu sǐ | to beat to death |
| 欠揍verb | qiàn zòu | to need a spanking |
| 胖揍 | pàng zòu | (coll.) to give sb a good beating |
| 揍扁 | zòu biǎn | to beat (sb) up |
揍 appears in 6 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 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.
Example Sentences
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.
知名电子厂男惊爆虐猫!隔袋狠揍、莲蓬头浇水灌顶 警方出手了
zhī míng diàn zǐ hǎn nán jīng bào nüè māo ! gé dài hěn zòu , lián péng tóu jiāo shuǐ guàn dǐng jǐng fāng chū shǒu le
Man at Well-Known Electronics Factory Accused of Cat Abuse! Beating the Cat Through a Bag and Dousing It with Water from a Showerhead—Police Have Stepped In
汤姆被一只灰熊揍了。
Tāngmǔ bèi yī zhī huīxióng zòu le.
Tom was attacked by a grizzly bear.
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.
汤姆把他揍得满地找牙。
Tāngmǔ bǎ tā zòu de mǎndìzhǎoyá.
Tom knocked him down.
Character Family
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