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CHINESE CHARACTER

hèn

恨

恨

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hate

Numbered pinyin
hen4
English meanings
regret, hate, detest, be exasperated

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 忄; right 艮.

  • Left

    忄
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  • Right

    艮

Meaning & sound clues

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

艮 is identified as the sound component (gěn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 恨.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰忄艮

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hèn恨tā他。

    Don't hate him.

  2. 02

    hèn恨zìjǐ自己。

    Hate yourself.

  3. 03

    shēn深hèn恨。

    Deep hatred.

  4. 04

    ài爱hé和hèn恨。

    Love and hate.

  5. 05

    hèn恨cuò错le了。

    Hated wrongly.

  6. 06

    bù不jì记hèn恨。

    Hold no grudge.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 仇恨
  • 怨恨
  • 恨不得
  • 悔恨