惹 (rě)

to provoke/to cause trouble

How 惹 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
艹 — grass
Traditional
惹
Simplified
惹 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 惹

惹事 rěshì
to cause trouble
惹人 rěrén
to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention)
惹火 rěhuǒ
to stir up the fire; fig. to provoke and offend people; to ruffle feathers
招惹 zhāorě
to provoke; to tease
孃惹 niángrě
Nyonya; see 峇峇孃惹|峇峇娘惹[ba1 ba1 niang2 re3]
惹不起 rěbuqǐ
can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with
惹人厭 rěrényàn
annoying; disgusting
惹人注目 rěrénzhùmù
to attract attention; noticeable
惹怒 rěnù
to provoke anger
惹惱 rěnǎo
to offend
惹是生非 rěshìshēngfēi
to stir up trouble
惹毛 rěmáo
(coll.) to irritate; to annoy; to piss sb off

惹 in a sentence

你最好不要去惹他,他脾氣不好。

Nǐ zuìhǎo búyào qù rě tā, tā píqì bù hǎo.

“You'd better not provoke him; he has a bad temper.”

How common is 惹?

惹 is the 2,267th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 98% of all running text.

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