暴

Glyph origin
– originally (in oracle script) the antler of a buck (at bottom), indicating a savage attack. Subsequently significantly simplified and abstracted: in seal script analyzed as, while in current form rather (similar to unrelated ); compare bottom component to bottom right of. In the Liushutong, it is analyzed as, a salivating savage deer.

Definitions

 * 1) sudden
 * 2) violent; cruel; brutal; tyrannical
 * 3) quick-tempered; hot-tempered
 * 4) to spoil; to waste; to damage
 * 5)  to abuse; to oppress; to treat cruelly
 * 1) to spoil; to waste; to damage
 * 2)  to abuse; to oppress; to treat cruelly
 * 1)  to abuse; to oppress; to treat cruelly

Definitions

 * 1) to show; to expose

Definitions

 * 1) to stick out; to bulge

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 * 1)  to sprout; to send forth

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 * 1)  to emerge; to pop up; to spring forth

Kanji

 * 1) violent; brutal; fierce

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) violent

Noun

 * 1) violentness

Etymology 1
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Etymology 2
From a corrupted or unorthodox reading influenced by Middle Chinese. The original reading is based on Middle Chinese.

Etymology 3
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Etymology 4
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