惹 - rě - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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惹

rě

Definition

to provoke
to irritate
to vex
to stir up
to anger
to attract (troubles)
to cause (problems)

Character Decomposition

Related words (26)

to cause trouble

to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc); to offend; to attract (attention)

to provoke anger

to offend

(coll.) to irritate; to annoy; to piss sb off

惹火

rě huǒ

to stir up the fire; (fig.) to provoke and offend people; to ruffle feathers

惹祸

rě huò

to stir up trouble; to invite disaster

惹起

rě qǐ

provoke, incite; stir up; arouse (attention)

惹不起

rě bu qǐ

can't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable

惹乱子

rě luàn zi

to stir up trouble; to get into trouble

annoying; disgusting

to stir up trouble; to bring trouble upon oneself

to stir up trouble

to create difficulties; to invite trouble; to be troublesome

惹人心烦

rě rén xīn fán

to annoy people; to be a pain in the neck

to attract attention

to attract attention; noticeable

to stir up trouble

see 拈花惹草

see 沾花惹草

to provoke; to tease

to provoke; to tease

not to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense

irritable

to invite disaster

see 招风惹草

Idioms (4)

惹火烧身

rě huǒ shāo shēn

stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt; (fig.) to suffer on account of one's own meddling

拈花惹草

niān huā rě cǎo

(lit.) to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); (fig.) to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats

招风惹草

zhāo fēng rě cǎo

to stir up trouble (idiom); to sow discord

沾花惹草

zhān huā rě cǎo

to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom); to womanize; to frequent brothels; to sow one's wild oats

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