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CHINESE CHARACTER

yuàn

怨

怨

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to blame

Numbered pinyin
yuan4
English meanings
to blame, to complain

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 夗; bottom 心.

Meaning & sound clues

心 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “heart”.

夗 is identified as the sound component (yuàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 怨.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱夗心

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bié别bàoyuan抱怨。

    Don't complain.

  2. 02

    mányuàn埋怨。

    Blame.

  3. 03

    yǒu有yuàn怨。

    Holds a grudge.

  4. 04

    yuàn怨zìjǐ自己。

    Blame yourself.

  5. 05

    xiāochú消除yuànqì怨气。

    Ease the anger.

  6. 06

    wú无yuàn怨wú无huǐ悔。

    No regrets.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 埋怨
  • 怨恨
  • 怨气
  • 怨言
  • 恩怨
  • 抱怨