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揍 zòu to hit

to hit; to beat

How to remember 揍: 扌 hand + 奏 to play = to hit. When his brother refuses to play fair, the boy grabs a pillow in each hand and starts to hit him with them.

  • HSK 8
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

揍 = 扌 hand + 奏 to play

  • 扌 hand
  • 奏 to play
The Gushi story

When his brother refuses to play fair, the boy grabs a pillow in each hand and starts to hit him with them.

How it is used

  • Colloquial 'to beat up / thrash': 揍他一顿 (zòu tā yí dùn) give him a beating, 挨揍 (ái zòu) to get walloped, 找揍 (zhǎo zòu) to be asking for a beating.
  • Very spoken and blunt, more casual and threatening than 打 (dǎ).