侮

wǔ

wǔspelled as u · 3rd tone — spelling rules

to insult · to ridicule

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

侮=亻+每

Meanings

to insult

to ridicule

to disgrace

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Words with 侮 74 total

to bully欺侮qī wǔ to scold; to abuse侮骂wǔ mà to humiliate · to bully侮慢wǔ màn contempt · to despise侮蔑wǔ miè to mock · to bully and insult侮弄wǔ nòng to insult · to humiliate · dishonor侮辱wǔ rǔ (literary) to treat with disrespect轻侮qīng wǔ (literary) foreign aggression · external threat · humiliation inflicted by outsiders外侮wài wǔ

Idioms with 侮 6 total Chain

internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ

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