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ruthless

HSK 6
Abstract →Qualities
hěn
ガン、ゲン、コン
もと.る
한
Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.
Components
犭 dog (side)+ 艮 stubborn / tough =
狠 ruthless
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog (side)
dog
犭 is a component form of 犬.
艮 Phonetic component
gěn stubborn / tough
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Notes
Similar Characters
犯 criminal犰 armadillo犴 a wild dog犷 rude (simp)犸 mammoth (simp)犹 similar (simp)狁 a tribe of狂 crazy狃 to covet狄 tribe from northern china狈 animal (simp)狉 fox-cub狍 species狎 be familiar with狐 fox狒 baboon狗 dog狙 an ape狞 ferocious appearance (simp)狡 sly
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
狠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
狠 [hěn]
ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; to harden (one's heart); old variant of 很[hěn]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (15)
狠狠 [hěn​hěn] #4,111
resolutely
凶狠 [xiōng​hěn] #14,884
cruel
狠心 [hěn​xīn] #19,066
callous
狠毒 [hěn​dú] #22,228
vicious
恶狠狠 [è​hěn​hěn] #32,886
very fierce
恶狠狠 [è​hěn​hěn] #32,886
very fierce
心狠手辣 [xīn​hěn​shǒu​là] #23,146
vicious and merciless (idiom)
狠命 [hěn​mìng] #37,565
exerting all one's strength
恶狠 [è​hěn] #66,547
fierce and vicious
恶狠 [è​hěn] #66,547
fierce and vicious
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
很戻 [こんれい] #251,456
acting contrary to reason