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呕

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vomit

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
7
Radical
口 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
嘔
Common rank
#3,377
Unicode
U+5455

Formation & memory

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How 呕 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 区 sound ( qū )

Components 口 区

How to remember it

vomit · Heisig RSH #2688

口 mouth + 区 region

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 呕

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
呕出物 ǒu chū wù vomitus
呕吐物 ǒu tù wù vomit
呕气 òu qì variant of 慪氣|怄气[ou4 qi4]
呕心沥血 ǒu xīn lì xuè lit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom); to work one's heart out; blood, swea…
作呕 zuò ǒu to feel sick; to feel nauseous; to feel disgusted
干呕 gān ǒu to retch
嗳气呕逆 ǎi qì ǒu nì belching and retching counterflow (medical term)
呕吐 ǒu tù to vomit

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 区 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
区 sound part qū area, district, region, ward; surname
鸥 ōu seagull, tern; Larus species (various)
驱 qū to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away
枢 shū door hinge; pivot; center of power
抠 kōu to lift, to raise; tight-fisted
殴 ōu to hit, to beat, to fight with fists
瓯 ōu bowl, cup; small tray
躯 qū the human body
沤 ōu to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked
讴 ōu songs; to sing
岖 qū steep, sheer; rugged, rough
怄 òu annoyed
眍 kōu sunken eyes