fèn
get angry
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 分 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 忿
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
anger | ||
to feel indignant | ||
angry | ||
extremely angry | ||
to hate |
Sources