仇 chóu enemy
enemy; hatred; enmity; foe
How to remember 仇: 亻 person + 九 nine = enemy. The person who grabs the last seat on bus number nine every morning has become the grumpy old man's worst enemy.
Component breakdown
仇 = 亻 person + 九 nine
- 亻 person
- 九 nine
The person who grabs the last seat on bus number nine every morning has become the grumpy old man's worst enemy.
How it is used
- Deep enmity / a personal foe - 报仇 (bàochóu) to take revenge, 仇恨 (chóuhèn) hatred, 仇人 (chóurén) a sworn enemy.
- Stronger than 敌人 (dírén, an opponent/enemy in general): 仇 is personal, blood-feud hatred.
- As a surname it reads qiú, not chóu - a common reading trap.