hèn

to hate

to regret

heart (忄) + sound (艮) = to hate

The heart radical carries the emotional weight — hatred is something felt deeply in the chest. 艮 mainly provides the hèn sound and does not add meaning here.

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那个骗过她的人。

tā hèn nà ge piàn guò tā de rén。

She hates the person who deceived her.

他很后悔,自己当初没有好好读书。

tā hěn hòuhuǐ,hèn zìjǐ dāngchū méiyǒu hǎohǎo dúshū。

He is very remorseful and regrets that he did not study hard back then.

Words with 恨

恶恨

wù hèn

to hate; to abhor

遗恨

yí hèn

eternal regret

饮恨吞声

yǐn hèn tūn shēng

to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

赍恨

jī hèn

to have a gnawing regret

一失足成千古恨

yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn

a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)

仇恨

chóu hèn

to hate

仇恨罪

chóu hèn zuì

hate crime

仇恨罪行

chóu hèn zuì xíng

hate crime

饮恨

yǐn hèn

to nurse a grievance

千古遗恨

qiān gǔ yí hèn

to have eternal regrets (idiom)

厌恨

yàn hèn

to hate

可恨

kě hèn

hateful

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