虐 (joek6 | nve4) : brutal; maltreat

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虐

joek6

nve4

[1] brutal; cruel; savage
[2] maltreat; tyrannize; abuse

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: (#141)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

虐

This word has been viewed 3667 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Jun 2010 05:31

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虐待 joek6 doi6 nve4 dai4 = mistreatment

受虐狂 sau6 joek6 kong4 shou4 nve4 kuang2 = masochism

虐待狂 joek6 doi6 kong4 = sadism

虐畜 joek6 cuk1 = cruelty to animals

被虐狂 bei6 joek6 kong4 bei4 nve4 kuang2 = masochism

肆虐 si3 joek6 si4 nve4 = indulge in wanton massacre or persecution; wreak havoc, to devastate

自虐狂 zi6 joek6 kong4 zi4 nve4 kuang2 = masochism

助桀為虐 zo6 git6 wai4 joek6 zhu4 jie2 wei2 nue4 = support a tryant in doing evil; assist others in doing evil

助紂為虐 zo6 zau6 wai4 joek6 zhu4 zhou4 wei2 nve4 = aid and abet the evil-doer

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Decimal representation of this word: 虐
Unicode code for this character: U+8650 (off-site link)

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