辱 (rǔ) — disgrace, shame (as a morpheme in nouns and verbs); to insult, to humiliate (as a verb morpheme)
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning disgrace or humiliation — it never stands alone, but combines with other characters in words like 侮辱 (insult), 耻辱 (shame), and 辱骂 (verbally abuse). Carry the meaning; never use 辱 by itself.
bound form
disgraceshame (as a morpheme in nouns and verbs)to insultto humiliate (as a verb morpheme)
Examples
- 。Tā de yán xíng shì duì wǒ de wǔ rǔ.His words and actions are an insult to me.
- 。Zhè cì shī bài lìng tā gǎn dào jí dù chǐ rǔ.This failure made him feel extremely disgraced.
- 。Tā bù gāi nà yàng rǔ mà bié rén.He shouldn't verbally abuse others like that.
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