Hanzi
Traditional
惹
Simplified
惹

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

rě, ruò

Bopomofo

ㄖㄜˇ, ㄖㄨㄛˋ

Jyutping

je5

Example sentences

惹 rě
他那傲慢的態度真的惹人生氣。
他那傲慢的态度真的惹人生气。

His arrogant attitude really makes people angry.

存心 cúnxīn
他不是存心要惹你生氣的。
他不是存心要惹你生气的。

He didn't mean to make you angry intentionally.

Example Vocabulary

惹

re3

to provoke; to cause; to invite

惹事

re3'shi4

惹人

惹火

re3'huo3

招惹

zhao1're3

娘惹

惹不起

惹人厭

惹人注目

惹怒

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