Dong Chinese dictionary

nòu

hoe

Phonosemantic compound. 耒 represents the meaning and 辱 represents the sound. Originally written as 辱.

Components

耒 Meaning component

lěi

handle of plow

rǔ

humiliate

Depicts a hand (寸) using a farming tool (辰) to remove dirty weeds.

耨 and 辱 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.耨 /*nˤok-s/
辱 /*nok/

Definitions

nòu

hoe, rake; weed; hoe; to hoe; to weed

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