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狠

hěn
HSK 6

“Ruthless” in Chinese is 狠 (hěn).

Other characters with the syllable hen: see all 4 →

Meaning

  • ruthless; fierce; ferocious
  • determined; resolute
  • to harden (one's heart)
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  • old variant of 很[hen3]

Example

他不亮剑则矣，一亮剑则凶狠凌厉。

From 凶狠 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 狠

凶狠xiōnghěncruelHSK 7-9

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