侮

wǔ to insult

9 strokes

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

  • 亻 person (the form 人 takes on the left) · rén meaning
  • 每 every; each · měi sound

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
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All readings

wǔ main reading

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

Other characters with these parts

亻 → 亿什仅仁仆仇仍仔

每 → 悔敏晦梅海诲

Easy to confuse with

悔海

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.