恨
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to hate; to regret
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Dict coverage rank #1,266 U+6068
How 恨 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 艮 (phonetic, gèn)
components: 忄 艮
How to remember it
hate · Heisig RSH #2512
state of mind + silver
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 艮
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 艮 (gèn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艮 sound component | gèn | blunt; tough, chewy |
| 眼 | yǎn | eyelet, hole, opening |
| 根 | gēn | root, basis, foundation |
| 银 | yín | silver; cash, money, wealth |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat, to step back, to withdraw |
| 限 | xiàn | boundary, limit, line |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to accompany, to follow; with |
| 痕 | hén | scar, mark; vestige, trace |
| 龈 | yín | gums |
| 狠 | hěn | vicious, fierce, cruel |
| 垦 | kěn | to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim |
| 恳 | kěn | sincere, earnest, cordial |
| 垠 | yín | boundary, river bank |
| 哏 | gén | the clamor of an argument; funny; odd |
| 很 | hěn | very, quite, much |
| 茛 | gèn | ranunculus |
| 裉 | kèn | a garment seam |
Words containing 恨
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一失足成千古恨 | yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn | a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom) |
| 恨天高 | hèn tiān gāo | (slang) sky-high heels; ultra-high-heeled shoes |
| 恨之入骨 | hèn zhī rù gǔ | to hate sb to the bone (idiom) |
| 爱恨交加 | ài hèn jiāo jiā | to feel a mixture of love and hate |
| 恨不得 | hèn bu de | wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth |
| 恨不能 | hèn bu néng | see 恨不得[hen4 bu5 de5] |
| 恨铁不成钢 | hèn tiě bù chéng gāng | lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom); fig. frustrated with sb who … |
| 终天之恨 | zhōng tiān zhī hèn | eternal regret |
| 因爱成恨 | yīn ài chéng hèn | hatred caused by love (idiom); to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that… |
| 爱恨交织 | ài hèn jiāo zhī | mixture of love and hate |
| 怀恨在心 | huái hèn zài xīn | to harbor hard feelings |
| 恨人 | hèn rén | provoking; exasperating |
| 恨国 | hèn guó | to hate one's country |
| 千古遗恨 | qiān gǔ yí hèn | to have eternal regrets (idiom) |
| 恨事 | hèn shì | a matter for regret or resentment |
| 相见恨晚 | xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn | to regret not having met earlier (idiom); It is nice to meet you finally.; It feels like w… |
| 可恨 | kě hèn | hateful |
| 恨意 | hèn yì | rancor; hatred; bitterness; resentfulness |
| 深仇大恨 | shēn chóu dà hèn | (idiom) bitter hatred |
| 记恨 | jì hèn | to bear grudges |