懂中文 Dong Chinese

殴

ōu, oū

beat

Phonosemantic compound. 殳 represents the meaning and 区 represents the sound. Simplified form of 毆.

Components
殳 meaning component

殳  Meaning component

shū

  

weapon or tool

区 sound component

区  Sound component

qū, oū

  

area

Evolution

殴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殴 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
殴 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
殴 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

殴 (毆) 

ōu

beat, fight with fists, hit; to strike, brawl; to beat up; to hit sb

殴 (毆) 

Oū

surname Ou

Most common words with 殴
Freq.
Word
Meaning

殴打

to beat up

斗殴

to fight

殴

to beat up

殴斗

brawl