呕 (ǒu) is a Chinese character meaning “to vomit”. It is written from 口 (mouth) and 区 (area, district), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
口 + 区
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：口 3 画 + 区 4 画 = 7 画）；《说文解字》口部：嘔，吐也。从口區聲
Memory aid
A mouth (口) turned into a danger zone (区) — whatever went in comes straight back out. Both parts are really in this character.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 呕吐ǒu tùto vomit呕 = ǒu
Go deeper
All readings
to vomit
to vomit; to throw up; to retch
胃里的东西从嘴里不由自主地涌出来。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 呕吐ǒu tùto vomit呕 = ǒu
Sound component
区 family tone diff
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 呕 mean?
呕 (ǒu) means to vomit; to throw up; to retch.
How do you pronounce 呕?
It is pronounced ǒu.
What parts is 呕 made of?
口 (mouth) and 区 (area, district), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：口 3 画 + 区 4 画 = 7 画）；《说文解字》口部：嘔，吐也。从口區聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 呕 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 呕?
口. 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 呕?
Common ones are 呕吐. The reading of 呕 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.