揍 (zòu) means “beat up” | MotiTan Chinese Dictionary

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他把小偷揍了一顿。tā bǎ xiǎo tōu zòu le yí dùn

He beat up the thief.

A person being struck hard enough to hurt, often through repeated punches.

打dǎ: Strike a person or thing using the hand or an object.
打人dǎ rén: Hit another person as a direct physical act.

用手击打他人，使对方感到疼痛或受伤，常指较猛烈的殴打行为。yòng shǒu jī dǎ tā rén shǐ duì fāng gǎn dào téng tòng huò shòu shāng cháng zhǐ jiào měng liè de ōu dǎ xíng wéi

The character 揍 (zòu, "beat up") uses 扌 (shǒu, "hand") as its meaning-bearing part and 奏 (zòu, "play music") as its sound-bearing part.

In everyday conversation, this verb sounds rough and direct, so it fits casual speech and dramatic dialogue better than formal or clinical writing.