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
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
呕 = 口 mouth + 区 area
- 口 mouth meaning
- 区 area sound
- 匚 side box
- 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.
How it came to be
The mouth gives the meaning and the part for area the sound.
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.