殴
Tap the pinyin to hear it
to beat up; to hit sb
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
hit · Heisig RSH #2687
区 region + missile
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 殴
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殴打罪 | assault and battery (law) | |
| 殴打 | to beat up; to come to blows; battery (law) | |
| 殴斗 | to have a fist fight; fist fight; brawl | |
| 斗殴 | to brawl; to scuffle | |
| 痛殴 | to beat sb up | |
| 围殴 | to gang up and beat | |
| 互殴 | to fight each other; to come to blows |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 区 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 区 sound part | area, district, region, ward; surname | |
| 鸥 | seagull, tern; Larus species (various) | |
| 驱 | to spur a horse on; to expel, to drive away | |
| 枢 | door hinge; pivot; center of power | |
| 抠 | to lift, to raise; tight-fisted | |
| 呕 | to vomit; to annoy, to enrage | |
| 瓯 | bowl, cup; small tray | |
| 躯 | the human body | |
| 沤 | to soak, to steep; sodden, soaked | |
| 讴 | songs; to sing | |
| 岖 | steep, sheer; rugged, rough | |
| 怄 | annoyed | |
| 眍 | sunken eyes |