呕
vomit
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,377 U+5455
How 呕 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 区 (phonetic, qū)
How to remember it
vomit · Heisig RSH #2688
口 mouth + 区 region
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 区
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 区 (qū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区 sound component | qū | area, district, region, ward; surname |
| 鸥 | ōu | seagull, tern; Larus species (various) |
| 驱 | qū | to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away |
| 枢 | shū | door hinge; pivot; center of power |
| 抠 | kōu | to lift, to raise; tight-fisted |
| 殴 | ōu | to hit, to beat, to fight with fists |
| 瓯 | ōu | bowl, cup; small tray |
| 躯 | qū | the human body |
| 沤 | ōu | to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked |
| 讴 | ōu | songs; to sing |
| 岖 | qū | steep, sheer; rugged, rough |
| 怄 | òu | annoyed |
| 眍 | kōu | sunken eyes |
Words containing 呕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呕出物 | ǒu chū wù | vomitus |
| 呕吐物 | ǒu tù wù | vomit |
| 呕气 | òu qì | variant of 慪氣|怄气[ou4 qi4] |
| 呕心沥血 | ǒu xīn lì xuè | lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom); to work one's heart out; blood, swea… |
| 作呕 | zuò ǒu | to feel sick; to feel nauseous; to feel disgusted |
| 干呕 | gān ǒu | to retch |
| 嗳气呕逆 | ǎi qì ǒu nì | belching and retching counterflow (medical term) |
| 呕吐 | ǒu tù | to vomit |