惹
rěTraditional: 惹
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Translation
to provoke, to stir up, to offend, to cause
Word origin
A phono-semantic compound with the heart radical 心 (xīn) at the foot, marking it as an emotional action, beneath 若 (ruò) which supplies the sound, giving the sense of stirring up feeling.
- Origin
- phono-semantic
- Root
- 若 (ruò, phonetic) + 心 (xīn, heart)
Stroke order
惹
Examples
。
You had better not provoke him.
句。
This remark set everyone laughing.
。
He has got into trouble again.
。
Do not make Mum angry.
。
This matter stirred up a good deal of talk.
惹 (rě) means to provoke, stir up or offend, and to cause an unwanted reaction such as trouble or anger. It often appears in 惹麻烦 (to cause trouble) and 惹事 (to stir up trouble).
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