hěn

ruthless; fierce; ferocious

determined; resolute; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hen3]

wild dog (犭) + sound signal (艮) = fierce and ruthless

犭 signals this is about animal behavior — specifically the savage, snapping quality of a wild dog. 艮 mainly provides the hěn sound and does not carry the meaning here.

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他心一,决定不再联系她了。

tā xīn yī hěn, juédìng bù zài liánxì tā le。

He hardened his heart and decided not to contact her anymore.

这个人做事太,从不顾及别人的感受。

zhège rén zuò shì tài hěn, cóng bù gùjí biérén de gǎnshòu。

This person acts too ruthlessly and never considers other people's feelings.

Words with 狠

下狠心

xià hěn xīn

to resolve (to do sth); to toughen up

凶狠

xiōng hěn

cruel

心狠手辣

xīn hěn shǒu là

(idiom) vicious; merciless

恶狠

è hěn

fierce and vicious

恶狠狠

è hěn hěn

very fierce

狠劲

hěn jìn

to exert all one's force

狠命

hěn mìng

exerting all one's strength

狠巴巴

hěn bā bā

very fierce

狠心

hěn xīn

callous; heartless

狠毒

hěn dú

vicious

狠狠

hěn hěn

resolutely

狠绝

hěn jué

ruthless

More characters with 犭