Dong Chinese dictionary

hěn

vicious

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.

Components

犭 Meaning component

quǎn

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

艮 Sound component

gěn, gèn

blunt

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hěn

vicious, cruel; severely, extreme; ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hěn]

Most common words with 狠

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