惡
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è · bad, evil, wicked

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 惡

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Example sentences

Notice where 惡 sits in each complete thought.

Nà shì yì zhī yǒu è yì de tùzi.那是一隻有惡意的兔子。

That has been an evil rabbit.

Source: Tatoeba #14 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì hěn xié è de nǚ wū.她是很邪惡的女巫。

She's an evil witch.

Source: Tatoeba #10355422 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ zuò le è mèng昨天晚上我做了惡夢

Yesterday evening I had a terrible nightmare.

Source: Tatoeba #4989868 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì è mó de huà shēn.你是惡魔的化身。

You are the devil incarnate.

Source: Tatoeba #1227255 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuó wǎn zuò le yí gè è mèng.我昨晚做了一個惡夢。

I had a horrible dream last night.

Source: Tatoeba #522237 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jué dé wǒ hǎo xiàng cóng è mèng zhōng jīng xǐng.我覺得我好像從惡夢中驚醒。

I feel as if I've woken up from a nightmare.

Source: Tatoeba #760862 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 惡 in context

  1. Say è, then recall the core meaning: bad, evil, wicked.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 惡 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.