惹

rě

HSK 7freq #3183

Meanings

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rě

1.to provoke
2.to irritate
3.to vex
4.to stir up
5.to anger
6.to attract (troubles)
7.to cause (problems)

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Wiktionary

1.to cause (a problem); to court
2.to offend; to provoke; to irritate; to vex
3.to attract; to cause (a reaction)
4.to attract (an animal)
5.to infect
6.used in 惹惹

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Etymology

Corruption of 了 (le).

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Stroke order

Components

惹若心

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Example sentences

我說的話惹到你了嗎？
Are you angry at what I said?
你要小心別惹他生氣。
You must be careful not to make him angry.
你做了甚麼事把湯姆惹哭了？
What did you do to make Tom cry?
無論她去哪裡，她都是惹人喜愛的。
Wherever she goes, she is well liked.
我很抱歉给你惹来所有的这些麻烦。
I'm sorry to cause you all this trouble.

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Synonyms

冒犯唐突干犯得失得罪沖犯冲犯碰撞衝撞冲撞觸犯触犯開罪开罪招

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Related words

惹祸 to stir up trouble 撩惹 to provoke 惹眼 eye-catching; conspicuous 日惹 Yogyakarta, city of Java, Indonesia, and capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta 日惹特区[Rì rě Tè qū]惹起 provoke, incite 好惹 accommodating 娘惹 Nyonya 惹恼 to offend 惹事 to cause trouble 招惹 to court (trouble); to attract (attention)惹人 to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc)惹火 to stir up the fire