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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wǔ | wu3
English translation
to insult
to ridicule
to disgrace
insult, ridicule, disgrace

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Positional decomposition

亻每

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de liǎn yīn 受到 shòudào 侮辱 wǔrǔ 而涨通红 tōng hóng .

He turned crimson under the insults.

shòu gòu le de 侮辱 wǔrǔ , 不能 bù néng zài 容忍 róngrěn le .

I've had enough of your insolence , and I'm having no more.

请原谅并非 bìngfēi 有意 yǒu yì 侮辱 wǔrǔ

Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you.

这种 zhè zhǒng duì Shén de 侮辱 wǔrǔ Yuè duì rén de 危险 wēixiǎn 越大。

And as the contumely is greater towards god, so the danger is greater towards men.

一有 huì 同事 tóngshì men jiù huì 侮辱 wǔrǔ 他们 tā men

Their colleagues insulted them whenever the opportunity presented itself.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
侮辱 wǔrǔ to insult侮辱 wǔrǔ
欺侮 qī wǔ to bully欺侮 qī wǔ
to insult
侮蔑 wǔ miè contempt侮蔑 wǔ miè
轻侮 qīng wǔ to slight輕侮
侮慢 wǔ màn to humiliate侮慢 wǔ màn
戏侮 xì wǔ to insult戲侮
侮弄 wǔ nòng to mock侮弄 wǔ nòng
侮骂 wǔ mà to scold侮罵

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Decomposition

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