揶 (yé): (in 揶揄) to mock

Meanings

朋友们爱拿他的口音揶揄他。

Péngyǒumen ài ná tā de kǒuyīn yéyú tā.

His friends loved to tease him about his accent.

别轻易揶揄别人的失败。

Bié qīngyì yéyú biérén de shībài.

Don't mock others' failures so easily.

usage

揶 is bound to 揶揄, a written-style verb meaning to ridicule or tease, often gently rather than cruelly.

radical

扌 shǒu

hand; gesture

The hand radical, side form of 手, reflects the old sense of gesturing or pointing in mockery, now generalized to verbal teasing in 揶.

phonetic

耶 yé

(question particle); ye

Supplies the sound yé exactly. It is the same character seen standing alone as 耶.

揶 yé