惹 Stroke Order — How to Write 惹
惹 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 心, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
惹 Radical and Character Components
惹 is a phono-semantic compound: 心 (heart) carries the meaning, while 若 indicates the sound.
Radical: 心 + 9 more strokes
惹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- rě
Meanings of 惹 in Chinese
1
rě惹
To provoke, stir up, or invite trouble/anger.
他总是喜欢惹是生非，让大家都很头疼。
He always likes to stir up trouble, causing everyone a headache.
Common Words and Phrases with 惹
1
dally with women; flirt with women
他天生放荡不羁，喜欢在外惹草拈花，让妻子很伤心。
He is naturally unrestrained and likes to flirt with women outside, which makes his wife very sad.
2
To provoke anger or annoyance; to offend or irritate, often by 'stroking the wrong way' or going against someone's preferences.
他在谈论电影时，总是喜欢贬低流行大片，这常常会惹火身边的影迷。
When he discusses movies, he always likes to belittle popular blockbusters, which often annoys the film enthusiasts around him.
3
To bring trouble or disaster upon oneself through one's own actions.
他总是喜欢对别人评头论足，结果这次终于因为自己的言行惹火烧身，受到了大家的指责。
He always likes to criticize others, and this time, his words and actions finally brought trouble upon himself, leading to widespread criticism.
4
to stir up trouble; to cause trouble or misfortune
他说话不经思考，总是容易惹祸上身
He speaks without thinking, always easily bringing trouble upon himself.
5
cause trouble
他总是喜欢在学校惹乱子，让老师很头疼
He always likes to cause trouble at school, giving the teachers a headache.
6
to annoy; to provoke anger
他经常无意中惹恼他的妹妹，因为他总是取笑她。
He often inadvertently annoys his sister because he always teases her.
7
To make someone angry or enraged.
她的冷漠态度惹怒了在场的每一个人。
Her indifferent attitude angered everyone present.
8
To provoke anger or annoyance; to get angry or upset.
他总是喜欢开一些玩笑来惹气别人，结果弄得大家都不高兴。
He always likes to make jokes that annoy others, which results in everyone being unhappy.
9
attracting people's attention, often due to one's appearance
她穿着一件亮红色的连衣裙，在人群中特别惹人注目。
She wore a bright red dress, making her particularly eye-catching in the crowd.
10
To stir up trouble or cause a disturbance.
你最好别去惹事，不然会给自己带来不必要的麻烦。
You'd better not stir up trouble, or you'll bring unnecessary problems upon yourself.
11
to cause trouble or disputes; to stir up trouble
你不要总是喜欢在小事上争执，这样很容易惹是非
You shouldn't always like to argue over small things; it's easy to cause trouble that way.
12
to stir up trouble and cause disputes
他总是喜欢在学校里惹是生非，让老师很头疼。
He always likes to stir up trouble at school, which gives the teachers a lot of headaches.
13
Eye-catching; conspicuous.
她在派对上穿的那件红色礼服非常惹眼，几乎所有人的目光都被吸引过去了。
The red gown she wore at the party was very eye-catching, almost everyone's attention was drawn to it.
14
to incur hatred or resentment
他那些不负责任的言论，最终惹怨，让邻里之间产生了隔阂。
His irresponsible remarks eventually incurred resentment, creating a rift among the neighbors.
More words with 惹
- zhān沾rě惹get involved with, contract
- zhāo招rě惹provoke, annoy
- bù不háo好rě惹Not to be messed with, Difficult to deal with
- rě惹chū出to cause, to provoke
- rě惹de得cause, provoke
- rě惹má麻fan烦cause trouble, get into trouble
- rě惹shàng上get into trouble, provoke
- rě惹lái来attract, cause
- rě惹rén人annoying, attractive
- rě惹rén人xǐ喜ài爱lovable, adorable
- rě惹tā他Annoy him, Provoke him
- rě惹lóu娄zi子Cause trouble, Get into trouble
- rě惹shàng上má麻fan烦get into trouble, run into trouble
- rě惹chū出lai来cause, provoke
- rě惹de的huò祸the trouble caused, the harm done
- bèi被ré惹nǎo恼annoyed, irritated
- rě惹huò祸shàng上shēn身bring trouble upon oneself, get oneself into trouble
- rě惹chū出má麻fan烦cause trouble, stir up trouble
- rě惹lái来má麻fan烦cause trouble, attract trouble
Idioms with 惹
- rě惹huǒ火shàng上shēn身to bring trouble upon oneself
- rě惹shì事shēng生fēi非stir up trouble
- niān拈huā花rě惹cǎo草flirt with many people
- zhān沾huā花rě惹cǎo草to have illicit love affairs
- zhāo招fēng风rě惹cǎo草invite gossip or scandal
- zhāo招zāi灾rě惹huò祸invite disaster and stir up trouble
- rě惹cǎo草zhān沾fēng风to philander
- rě惹cǎo草zhān沾huā花flirt with women
- rě惹cǎo草zhān粘huā花to be romantically promiscuous
- rě惹huò祸zhāo招yāng殃bring trouble or misfortune upon oneself
- rě惹huò祸zhāo招zāi灾Bring trouble or disaster upon oneself
- rě惹shì事zhāo招fēi非stir up trouble
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Open the tool →Questions about 惹
What does 惹 mean in Chinese?
惹 (rě) means “To provoke” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 惹?
惹 is pronounced rě in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 惹 have?
惹 has 13 strokes.
How do you write 惹?
惹 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 心. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 惹?
The radical of 惹 is 心, and 惹 is a phono-semantic compound.
