惹

rě

irritate, vex, offend, incite

How to write 惹, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 心 (heart), phonetic 若

Made of 若 + 心

惹麻烦rě má fanto create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble
招惹zhāo rěto court (trouble); to attract (attention); to provoke (sb)
惹火rě huǒto stir up the fire; fig. to provoke and offend people; to ruffle feathers
惹事rě shìto cause trouble
惹恼rě nǎoto offend
惹怒rě nùto provoke anger
不好惹bù hǎo rěnot to be trifled with; not to be pushed around; stand no nonsense
好惹hǎo rěaccommodating; easy to push around
惹祸rě huòto stir up trouble; to invite disaster
惹人厌rě rén yànannoying; disgusting
惹是生非rě shì shēng fēito stir up trouble
惹不起rě bu qǐcan't afford to offend; dare not provoke; difficult to deal with; insufferable

你只有惹事最能。
nǐ zhǐ yǒu rě shì zuì néng 。
You're really the best when, and only when, it comes to angering people.
他为了惹恼我故意犯错。
tā wèi le rě nǎo wǒ gù yì fàn cuò 。
He made mistakes on purpose to annoy me.
他脾气这么坏，早晚会惹麻烦。
tā pí qì zhè me huài ， zǎo wǎn huì rě má fán 。
His quick temper will get him in trouble one day.
我说的话惹到你了吗？
wǒ shuō de huà rě dào nǐ le ma ？
Are you angry at what I said?
你要小心别惹他生气。
nǐ yào xiǎo xīn bié rě tā shēng qì 。
You must be careful not to make him angry.