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ǒu

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ǒu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ǒu | ou3
English translation
vomit
to vomit; to annoy, to enrage

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About ǒu

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

ǒu

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of ǒu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口区

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

Ōu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and Ōu represents the sound. Simplified form of ǒu .

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Example sentences using ǒu

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Wén dào zhè 令人 lìng rén 作呕 zuò ǒu de 气味 qìwèi ,皱眉 zhòu méi é .

He screwed up his face at the nasty smell.

婴儿 yīngér wéi bǎo 之后 zhī hòu jiù huì 呕吐 ǒutù .

Baby had no sooner finished his feed than it all camp up.

Wén 一下 yīxià 这种 zhè zhǒng yào —— yǒu 一种 yī zhǒng Líng rén 作呕 zuò ǒu de 味道 wèidao , duì ?

Have a sniff of this medicineIt'smells revolting, doesn't it?

晕船 yùn chuán jiù 呕吐 ǒutù .

When I get seasick , I throw up my food.

尤其 yóuqí 晕船 yùn chuán de 时候 shíhou , kān 人家 rénjiā ǒu . ”

Especially when I feel seasick, I can't stand watching someone else vomiting. "

Words with ǒu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
呕吐 ǒutù to vomit嘔吐
ǒu vomit ǒu
作呕 zuò ǒu to feel sick作嘔
呕心沥血 ǒu xīn lì xuè to work one's heart out嘔心瀝血
干呕 gān ǒu to retch乾嘔

ǒu Decomposition & Compounds

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ǒu Decomposition

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