侮
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to insult; to ridicule; to disgrace
Formation & memory
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How 侮 is formed
How to remember it
insult · Heisig RSH #2084
人 person + 每 every
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 侮
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮 | internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom) | |
| 外侮 | (literary) foreign aggression; external threat; humiliation inflicted by outsiders | |
| 轻侮 | (literary) to treat with disrespect | |
| 戏侮 | to insult | |
| 侮弄 | to mock; to bully and insult | |
| 侮慢 | to humiliate; to bully | |
| 侮骂 | to scold; to abuse | |
| 欺侮 | to bully | |
| 侮辱 | to insult; to humiliate; dishonor | |
| 侮蔑 | contempt; to despise |