虐 — Chinese character
虐
nüè
cruel, harsh, oppressive
- Pinyin
- nüè
- Radical
- 141 ⾌ (Tiger)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 虍 彐
- Formation
- ideographic — A tiger 虍 baring its claws 彐
- Japanese
- 虐 as a kanji
Common words with 虐
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虐待 | nüè dài | to mistreat; to maltreat |
| 肆虐 | sì nüè | to wreak havoc; to devastate |
| 暴虐 | bào nüè | brutal; tyrannical |
| 受虐 | shòu nüè | to suffer sexual abuse; masochism |
| 虐杀 (虐殺) | nüè shā | to kill (or assault) sadistically |
| 性虐待 | xìng nüè dài | sexual abuse |
| 助纣为虐 (助紂為虐) | zhù Zhòu wéi nüè | lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 (Shāng Zhòu wáng) in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer |
| 虐待狂 | nüè dài kuáng | sadism; sadist |
| 施虐 | shī nüè | to torment; to abuse (an animal, child etc) |
| 虐恋 (虐戀) | nüè liàn | painful love affair; sadomasochism |
| 凌虐 | líng nüè | to maltreat; to tyrannize |
| 虐心 | nüè xīn | heartbreaking; tear-jerking |
English words written with 虐
虐 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Mencius 4
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