揍 (zòu) is a Chinese character meaning “to hit, to beat up (colloquial)”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 奏 (to play music; to present to the throne), side by side, and takes 12 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 奏
Left–right structure
Structure from: makemeahanzi decomposition ⿰扌奏 (pictophonetic: semantic 扌, phonetic 奏); cjkvi-ids ⿰扌奏[GT]
Memory aid
A hand (扌) plays (奏) a drum — but here the "playing" lands on someone else: 揍 means to beat someone up.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
12 strokes
In real words
- 挨揍ái zòuto get beaten up; to take a thrashing揍 = zòu
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All readings
to beat (someone)
to hit, to beat up (colloquial)
打（人）。口语用词。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 挨揍ái zòuto get beaten up; to take a thrashing揍 = zòu
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 揍 mean?
揍 (zòu) means to hit, to beat up (colloquial).
How do you pronounce 揍?
It is pronounced zòu.
What parts is 揍 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 奏 (to play music; to present to the throne), side by side. The recorded source is: makemeahanzi decomposition ⿰扌奏 (pictophonetic: semantic 扌, phonetic 奏); cjkvi-ids ⿰扌奏[GT]. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 揍 have?
12. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 揍?
扌. 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 揍?
Common ones are 挨揍. The reading of 揍 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.