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惡
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇰🇷
恶
🇨🇳
悪
🇯🇵

evil

HSK 10 N3
Human →Emotions
è, wù
アク、オ
わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い、-にく.い、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく.む
악, 오
Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 亞 represents the sound.
Components
亞 Asia+ 心 heart =
惡 evil
亞 Phonetic component
Asia
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心 Meaning component
xīn heart
Notes
Similar Characters
啞 mute (trad)埡 used (trad)堊 white (trad)婭 mutual (trad)寧 calm (trad/jp)应 ought (simp)忌 shun忍 endure忐 timorous忑 nervous忒 excessive志 aspiration忘 forget忞 messy忠 loyal念 miss忽 suddenly忿 get态 bearing (simp)怂 arouse (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
恶 / 惡 [ě]
see 惡心|恶心[ě​xīn]
恶 / 惡 [è]
evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm
恶 / 惡 [wù]
to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander
Japanese
悪 、 惡 (old) あく 同音

noun

  1. evil; wickedness
  2. (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
悪 わる 、 ワル 同音
  1. noun wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad guy
  2. noun bad child; naughty child; brat
  3. n-pref bad thing; mischief
  4. adj-f excessive; unrestrained; overindulgent
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
いかなる善意の考えもそれ自体はあくでありうる。
Any virtuous idea can be vicious in itself.
Japanese Names
悪 あく
Aku surname
CHINESE WORDS (153)
恶心 [ě​xīn] #1,057
nausea
邪恶 [xié​'è] #1,586
sinister
恶魔 [è​mó] #1,501
demon
恶化 [è​huà] #5,714
to worsen
恶劣 [è​liè] #6,638
vile
罪恶 [zuì​'è] #3,591
crime
可恶 [kě​wù] #3,286
repulsive
恶意 [è​yì] #5,665
malice
厌恶 [yàn​wù] #4,662
to loathe
恶性 [è​xìng] #14,706
malignant
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 悪い [わるい] #150
bad
⭐ 最悪 [さいあく] #1,751
worst
⭐ 憎む [にくむ] #2,750
to hate
悪くなる [わるくなる] #2,940
to get worse
⭐ 悪魔 [あくま] #3,049
devil
⭐ 気持ち悪い [きもちわるい] #3,225
unpleasant
⭐ 悪 [あく] #3,906
evil
⭐ 悪意 [あくい] #3,972
ill will
罪悪感 [ざいあくかん] #4,028
feelings of guilt
⭐ 意地悪 [いじわる] #4,136
malicious
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KOREAN WORDS (21)
악마 #5,530
Mara
악의 #8,141
evil heart
악한 #9,392
wicked fellow; villain
악몽 #12,204
nightmare; bad dream
증오 #15,069
detestation; loathing
악성 #18,461
viciousness
악화 #45,155
aggravation; worsening
악명 #45,177
bad name; notoriety; evil reputation
권선징악
encouraging good and punishing evil
선악
good and evil; right and wrong
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