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glare with anger

HSK 10
Human →Body →Sense Organs
chēn
シン
い.かる、いか.らす
진
Phonosemantic compound. 目 represents the meaning and 真 represents the sound.
Components
目 eye+ 真 true =
瞋 glare with anger
目 Meaning component
mù eye
真 Phonetic component
zhēn true
real, actual, true, genuine
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Notes
Similar Characters
盯 stare at盱 wide open eyes盲 blind盹 to doze盼 await hopefully省 economize眄 to look askance眇 blind in one eye眈 gloat看 look at県 county (jp)眍 sunken (simp)眎 view (archaic)眙 to gaze at眚 disease of the eyes眠 slumber眡 blurred sight眢 eyes without brightness眥 eye sockets (trad)眦 eye sockets (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
瞋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瞋 [chēn]
to stare at angrily; variant of 嗔[chēn]
Japanese
瞋 、 嗔 しん 同音
noun Buddhism dosa (ill will, antipathy)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
瞋目 [chēn​mù]
variant of 嗔目[chēn​mù]
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
⭐ 怒る [おこる] #550
to get angry
瞋恚 [しんい] #73,010
dosa (ill will, antipathy)
瞋 [しん] #85,563
dosa (ill will, antipathy)
瞋恚の炎 [しんいのほのお] #113,482
intense antipathy (like a blazing fire)
無瞋 [むしん] #155,264
non-anger
貪瞋痴 [とんじんち] #228,293
the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)