懂中文 Dong Chinese

毆

ōu, oū

beat

Phonosemantic compound. 殳 represents the meaning and 區 represents the sound.

Components
殳 meaning component

殳  Meaning component

shū

  

weapon or tool

區 sound component

區  Sound component

qū, oū

  

area

Evolution

毆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
毆 Regular script Modern

Regular 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 毆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

殴打

to beat up

斗殴

to fight

殴

to beat up

殴斗

brawl