òu

common
verb

Meaning of

沤 means soak for long time; ferment; macerate. Pronounced òu.

  • soak for long time; ferment; macerate

Character Info

Radical
Strokes14
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

dài
láo
dòng
rén
mín
huì
òu
lái
zhì
zuò
 

Ancient laborers would soak flax to make linen cloth.

Nóng
mín
huì
jiē
gǎn
òu
chéng
féi
liào
shī
dào
tián
 

Farmers will soak straw into fertilizer to apply to the fields.

òu
fèn
yào
fēng
róng
gòu
de
shí
jiān
 

Making fermented manure requires sealed containers and enough time.

Gōng
rén
jiāng
òu
zài
shuǐ
chí
zhōng
tuō
jiāo
 

Workers soak flax in water tanks to remove the gum.

Nóng
cūn
cháng
jiàn
yòng
cǎo
òu
zhì
nóng
jiā
féi
 

It is common in rural areas to make farm manure by soaking weeds.