痕
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hén · scar, mark

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11Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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疒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 痕

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hénWords pronounced hén
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Example sentences

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Tā méi yǒu liú xià hén jì jiù xiāo shī le.他没有留下痕迹就消失了。

He disappeared without a trace.

Source: Tatoeba #503190 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dōu gēn nǐ shuō guò le, bú yào liú wěn hén!我都跟你说过了,不要留吻痕!

I've told you not to give me any hickies!

Source: Tatoeba #4267370 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de ài qíng liú xià de bā hén shǐ wǒ xiǎng qǐ wǒ men.你的爱情留下的疤痕使我想起我们。

The scars of your love remind me of us.

Source: Tatoeba #1020712 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā é tóu shàng de bā hén hěn xǐng mù.他額頭上的疤痕很醒目。

The scar on his forehead really stands out.

Source: Tatoeba #4506255 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qí lǐ kàn dào xiàng shù shàng yǒu yí gè hěn dà de zhuǎ hén.齊裡看到橡樹上有一個很大的爪痕。

Ziri saw a large claw mark on the oak tree.

Source: Tatoeba #13573834 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ de liǎn jiá shàng yǒu yí kuài shāng hén.湯姆的臉頰上有一塊傷痕。

Tom has a scar on his cheek.

Source: Tatoeba #10514083 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 痕 in context

  1. Say hén, then recall the core meaning: scar, mark.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 痕迹 (hén jì), meaning “vestige”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 痕 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.