chóu
noun HSK 7-9 #7,920

Meanings

  1. 1 hatred
  2. 2 animosity
  3. 3 enemy
  4. 4 feud

Examples

Tā hé línjū jié le chóu.
He developed a feud with his neighbor.
Yuān yuān xiāng bào héshí liǎo.
When will the cycle of vengeance end?

Tips

usage
报仇 (bàochóu) means 'to take revenge.' 仇恨 (chóuhèn) means 'hatred.' As a surname, is pronounced Qiú.

Components

radical
rén
person (radical form of 人)
Two-stroke person radical on the left, side form of . means an enemy or a personal hatred — fundamentally a relationship between people. The radical anchors with benevolence, servant, companion, partner — chars about who one stands with.
phonetic
jiǔ
nine (here phonetic)
Right side supplies the sound — jiǔ drifting to chóu through an old-Chinese reading. Same phonetic appears in to investigate, sunrise, cheekbone. Pure phonetic role; meaning sits with the person radical. Note is also a surname read as Qiú.

Stroke Order

chóu