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殴

毆
ōu
verb #19,800

Meanings

  1. 1 to beat up
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 to strike (a person)

Examples

他因殴打他人被警方逮捕。
Tā yīn ōudǎ tārén bèi jǐngfāng dàibǔ.
He was arrested by the police for assaulting someone.
双方发生口角后互殴，各有受伤。
Shuāngfāng fāshēng kǒujiǎo hòu hù ōu, gè yǒu shòushāng.
After an argument, both sides came to blows and were injured.

Tips

usage
殴 is primarily used in legal/formal language: 殴打 (ōudǎ, to assault), 互殴 (hù ōu, mutual fighting), 殴打罪 (ōudǎzuì, assault and battery). Not used in casual speech.

Stroke Order

殴 ōu