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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.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

辱 combines 辰, drawn as a hoe, with 寸, drawn as a hand.

Appears in
Emotions & Feelings

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