fèn

indignant

anger; resentment

heart (忄) + phonetic (贲) = indignant anger

The heart radical anchors the emotional meaning: a feeling that swells and surges inside. 贲 contributes the sound fèn and does not add semantic weight here.

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HeartSemantic
A character meaning to adornPhonetic

他听到这件事后感到非常怒。

tā tīng dào zhè jiàn shì hòu gǎn dào fēi cháng fèn nù。

After hearing about this matter, he felt extremely indignant.

面对不公平的待遇,她心中充满了恨。

miàn duì bù gōng píng de dài yù, tā xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le fèn hèn。

Faced with unfair treatment, her heart was filled with resentment and anger.

Words with 愤

不愤不启

bù fèn bù qǐ

a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)

公愤

gōng fèn

public anger

怨愤

yuàn fèn

resentment and indignation

悲愤

bēi fèn

grief and indignation

感愤

gǎn fèn

moved to anger

愤世嫉俗

fèn shì jí sú

to be cynical

愤怒

fèn nù

angry

愤恨

fèn hèn

to hate

愤慨

fèn kǎi

to resent

愤愤

fèn fèn

extremely angry

愤愤不平

fèn fèn bù píng

to feel indignant

愤懑

fèn mèn

depressed

More characters with 忄