(hèn) - to hate in Mandarin
hènTraditional: 恨
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Translation
to hate
Word origin
恨 (hèn, 'to hate') is a phono-semantic compound: 忄(the heart radical) marks it as an emotion, with 艮 (gěn) as the phonetic component.
- Origin
- phono-semantic compound
- Root
- 忄(heart radical) + 艮 (gěn, phonetic)
Stroke order
恨
Examples
。
I hate this kind of weather.
。
He hates the person who cheated him.
仇。
Do not harbour hatred.
。
He hates that swindler.
懒。
I hate that I am too lazy.
恨 (hèn) means to hate.
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