Keyword
oppressive
- cruel
- harsh
- Frequency
- #1917
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
A tiger 虍 baring its claws 彐
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Used in vocabulary
虐待
to mistreat; to maltreat; to abuse; mistreatment; maltreatment
肆虐
to wreak havoc; to devastate
虐
(bound form) brutal; oppressive; harsh; (literary) disaster; catastrophe
暴虐
brutal; tyrannical
受虐
to suffer sexual abuse; masochism
虐杀
to kill (or assault) sadistically
性虐待
sexual abuse
助纣为虐
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商纣王 (ShāngZhòuwáng) in his oppression (idiom); fig. to take the side of the evildoer; giving succor to the enemy
虐待狂
sadism; sadist
施虐
to torment; to abuse (an animal, child etc)
虐恋
painful love affair; sadomasochism
凌虐
to maltreat; to tyrannize
虐心
heartbreaking; tear-jerking
暴虐无道
(idiom) tyrannical; oppressive; lawless
受虐狂
masochism; masochist
残虐
cruel; to treat cruelly