呕 ǒu to vomit
怎么记住“呕”: 口 mouth + 区 area = to vomit. On the ferry my little cousin claps a hand over his mouth, and the crew rushes him to the deck area before he starts to vomit.
部件结构
呕 = 口 mouth + 区 area
- 口 mouth
- 区 area
- 匚 container
- 㐅 cross mark
On the ferry my little cousin claps a hand over his mouth, and the crew rushes him to the deck area before he starts to vomit.
用法
- To vomit - 呕吐 (ǒutù) to throw up, 作呕 (zuò'ǒu) to feel nauseated / find revolting.
- 令人作呕 (lìng rén zuò'ǒu) = disgusting, sickening - figurative revulsion.
- 呕心沥血 (ǒuxīn-lìxuè) = to pour out heart and blood, i.e. to work oneself to exhaustion on something.