惹

to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems)

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,712 U+60F9

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 (semantic, “heart”) + 若 (phonetic, ruò)

components: 若心

provoke · Heisig RSH #1797

Disneyland + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 若

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 若 (ruò) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
若 sound component	ruò	if, supposing, assuming; similar
诺	nuò	to promise; to approve, to assent to
匿	nì	to hide; to go into hiding
喏	nuò	respectful reply of assent to superiors
偌	ruò	thus, so, like, such
箬	ruò	bamboo skin; broad-leaved bamboo
锘	nuò	nobelium

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
日惹特区	Rì rě Tè qū	Special Region of Yogyakarta, region of Java, Indonesia
惹事生非	rě shì shēng fēi	variant of 惹是生非[re3 shi4 sheng1 fei1]
惹不起	rě bu qǐ	can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable
不好惹	bù hǎo rě	not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense
惹是生非	rě shì shēng fēi	to stir up trouble
惹人注意	rě rén zhù yì	to attract attention
招风惹草	zhāo fēng rě cǎo	(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
惹人注目	rě rén zhù mù	to attract attention; noticeable
惹火烧身	rě huǒ shāo shēn	stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt; fig. to suffer on …
招风惹雨	zhāo fēng rě yǔ	see 招風惹草\|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
惹乱子	rě luàn zi	to stir up trouble; to get into trouble
惹楼子	rě lóu zi	variant of 惹婁子\|惹娄子[re3 lou2 zi5]
惹是非	rě shì fēi	to stir up trouble
惹人心烦	rě rén xīn fán	to annoy people; to be a pain in the neck
妈惹法克	mā rě fǎ kè	motherfucker (loanword)
惹人	rě rén	to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention)
惹事	rě shì	to cause trouble
日惹	Rì rě	Yogyakarta, city of Java, Indonesia, and capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta 日惹特區\|…
惹眼	rě yǎn	eye-catching; conspicuous
惹火	rě huǒ	to stir up the fire; fig. to provoke and offend people; to ruffle feathers