仇

chóu
noun HSK 7-9 #7,920

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Tā hé línjū jié le chóu.
He developed a feud with his neighbor.
HSK 7-9
Zhège chóu wǒ yídìng yào bào.
I'm definitely going to get revenge for this.

Tips

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

Components

radical
亻 rén
person (radical form of 人)
Two-stroke person radical on the left, side form of 人. 仇 means an enemy or a personal hatred - fundamentally a relationship between people. The radical anchors 仇 with 仁 benevolence, 仆 servant, 伙 companion, 伴 partner - chars about who one stands with.
phonetic
九 jiǔ
nine
Right side 九 supplies the sound - jiǔ drifting to chóu through an old-Chinese reading. Same phonetic appears in 究 to investigate, 旭 sunrise, 馗 cheekbone. Pure phonetic role; meaning sits with the person radical. Note 仇 is also a surname read as Qiú.

Stroke Order

仇 chóu