侮 (wǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “to insult”. It is written from 亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 每 (every; each), side by side, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
亻 + 每
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字: 侮，傷也。从人每聲（现代字形拆分 IDS ⿰亻每；笔画核验 亻2 + 每7 = 9）
Memory aid
A person (亻) who treats every (每) single person as beneath them — that is what it means to insult.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 侮辱wǔ rǔto insult; to humiliate侮 = wǔspoken aswú rǔ
- 欺侮qī wǔto bully; to pick on侮 = wǔ
Go deeper
All readings
to insult
to insult; to humiliate; to bully; to treat with contempt
欺负、轻慢别人；使人受到羞辱。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 侮辱wǔ rǔto insult; to humiliate侮 = wǔspoken aswú rǔ
- 欺侮qī wǔto bully; to pick on侮 = wǔ
Sound component
每 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 侮 mean?
侮 (wǔ) means to insult; to humiliate; to bully; to treat with contempt.
How do you pronounce 侮?
It is pronounced wǔ.
What parts is 侮 made of?
亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 每 (every; each), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 侮，傷也。从人每聲（现代字形拆分 IDS ⿰亻每；笔画核验 亻2 + 每7 = 9）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 侮 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 侮?
亻. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 侮?
Common ones are 侮辱 and 欺侮. The reading of 侮 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.