殴
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ōu · to hit, to beat, to fight with fists

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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

殳Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 殴 sits in each complete thought.

Tā bèi ōu dǎ dé kuài sǐ.他被殴打得快死。

He was beaten to within an inch of his life.

Source: Tatoeba #777610 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu shí hòu bīng qiú yùn dòng yuán xiāng hù tiǎoxìn dé tài lì hài yǐ zhì yú huì yǐn fā dòu ōu.有时候冰球运动员相互挑衅得太厉害以至于会引发斗殴。

Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.

Source: Tatoeba #503023 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 殴 in context

  1. Say ōu, then recall the core meaning: to hit, to beat, to fight with fists.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 殴打 (ōu dǎ), meaning “to beat up”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 殴 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.