懂中文 Dong Chinese

呕

ǒu

vomit

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 区 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘔.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

区 sound component

区  Sound component

qū, oū

  

area

Evolution

呕 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
呕 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

呕 (嘔) 

ǒu

to vomit; annoy, enrage; vomit

Most common words with 呕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

呕吐

to vomit

呕

vomit

作呕

to feel sick

呕心沥血

to work one's heart out

干呕

to retch