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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hen3
- English meanings
- fierce, very
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 犭; right 艮.
Meaning & sound clues
犭 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “dog”.
艮 is identified as the sound component (gěn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 狠.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
very
hate
mark; trace; scar
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Related words
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- 凶狠