恨
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hèn · to dislike, to hate, to resent

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #1715
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 恨

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hènWords pronounced hèn
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Example sentences

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Rén men xū yào zhǐ zhù chóu hèn.人们需要止住仇恨。

People need to stop hating.

Source: Tatoeba #5883315 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié yòng yuàn hèn de yǎn shén kàn wǒ lā.別用怨恨的眼神看我啦。

Stop giving me such a venomous look.

Source: Tatoeba #1637772 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tòng hèn tā de huáng duàn zǐ.我痛恨他的黄段子。

I really hate his dirty jokes.

Source: Tatoeba #787248 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù guǎn nǐ shuō, wǒ hèn nǐ!我不管你说, 我恨你!

I don't care what you say, I hate you!

Source: Tatoeba #2967240 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hèn wǒ. wǒ yě hèn tā!他恨我。我也恨他!

He hates me. And I hate him!

Source: Tatoeba #9797487 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú hèn nǐ.我不恨你。

I don't hate you.

Source: Tatoeba #10260742 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 恨 in context

  1. Say hèn, then recall the core meaning: to dislike, to hate, to resent.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 仇恨 (chóu hèn), meaning “to hate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 恨 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.