- 犭(dog)RADICAL
- 艮(stubborn; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A stubborn dog growling and refusing to back down shows ferocity and cruelty.
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狠
狠
⽝Radical 94 · 9 strokes
ruthless; fierce; ferocious
HSK 6 (3.0)3 meanings#7161
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
ruthless; fierce; ferocious
中残忍、凶狠、没有同情心cánrěn、xiōnghěn、méiyǒu tóngqíngxīn
- 。
He is a very cruel person.
- 貳形adjective
determined; resolute
中性格坚强、不动摇；或残忍、狠心xìnggé jiānqiáng、bú dònghuò；huò cánrěn、hěnxīn
- 。
He is a very ruthless person.
- 參动verb
to harden (one's heart)
中用力；坚决；不顾及感情yònglì；jiānjiě；búgùjì gǎnqíng
- 。
He steeled himself and made up his mind.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
ANTONYMS1
狠
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
ruthless; fierce; ferocious
中残忍、凶狠、没有同情心cánrěn、xiōnghěn、méiyǒu tóngqíngxīn
- 。
He is a very cruel person.
- 貳形adjective
determined; resolute
中性格坚强、不动摇；或残忍、狠心xìnggé jiānqiáng、bú dònghuò；huò cánrěn、hěnxīn
- 。
He is a very ruthless person.
- 參动verb
to harden (one's heart)
中用力；坚决；不顾及感情yònglì；jiānjiě；búgùjì gǎnqíng
- 。
He steeled himself and made up his mind.
COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 犭(dog)RADICAL
- 艮(stubborn; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A stubborn dog growling and refusing to back down shows ferocity and cruelty.
RELATED
ANTONYMS1
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