How to write 咄

咄 [duō] 1. (Interjection) Indicates surprise or wonder, as in "咄怪事" (What a strange thing!). 2. (Verb) To scold or reprimand. 咄 [duō] 1. (Interjection) Indicates surprise or wonder, as in "咄怪事" (What a strange thing!). 2. (Verb) To scold: "咄! 你这光棍! 那么简单" (Hey! You bachelor! It's that simple). 咄 [duō] 【Original Meaning】: Sound of scolding. 【Character Formation】: Phonetic-ideographic. From the mouth, producing sound. 咄 [duō] 【Original Meaning】: Sound of scolding. 【Character Formation】: Phonetic-ideographic. From the mouth, producing sound. 【References】 1. "说文": 咄, 相调也. (Indicates a sound indicating adjustment.) 2. "字林": 咄, 相诃也. (Indicates a sound of rebuke.) 3. "苍颉篇": 咄, 啐也. (Indicates a sound of spitting.) 4. "汉书·东方朔传": 咄!口无毛. Note: "Sound of scolding." 5. "史记": 郭舍人疾言骂之曰: "咄!老女子!何不疾行!" (Guo Shiren fiercely scolded her, saying: "Hey! Old woman! Why don't you hurry?" ) 6. "水浒传": 咄!你是个破落户. (Hey! You are a fallen aristocrat.) 【Examples】 如: 咄叱 (to scold); 咄啐 (to reprimand); 咄骂 (to scold and insult). 【Additional Meanings】 (Verb) To accuse or scold. "管子·形势解": "乌集之交, 初虽相驩, 后必相咄." (In the gathering of crows, initially they may seem joyful, but later they will surely scold each other.) "聊斋志异·卷二·聂小倩": "女云: '夜无知者.' 宁又咄之." (The woman said: "At night, the ignorant ones." Would you scold him again?) (Exclamatory) 1. Indicates scolding. "史记·卷一二六·滑稽传·褚少孙补郭舍人传": "郭舍人疾言骂之曰: '咄!老女子!何不疾行!'" (Guo Shiren fiercely scolded her, saying: "Hey! Old woman! Why don't you hurry?") 2. Indicates sorrow. "汉书·卷五四·李广传": "立政曰: '咄!少卿良苦!'" (Li Zheng said: "Alas! Young minister, you have it hard!")