狠 hěn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
狠
hěn
fierce, cruel; to harden one’s heart; fiercely
Character
Example phrases
- 他的竞争手段太狠，连合作多年的伙伴也被排挤出去。 Tā de jìngzhēng shǒuduàn tài hěn, lián hézuò duō nián de huǒbàn yě bèi páijǐ chūqù. His competitive methods were so ruthless that even partners of many years were pushed out.
- 教练训练起队员来特别狠，没人敢偷懒。 Jiàoliàn xùnliàn qǐ duìyuán lái tèbié hěn, méi rén gǎn tōulǎn. The coach drives the players extremely hard, and nobody dares to slack off.
- 他狠狠地瞪了弟弟一眼。 Tā hěnhěn de dèng le dìdi yì yǎn. He glared fiercely at his little brother.
Related words
- 凶狠 xiōnghěn ruthless; fierce; savage
- 气质 qìzhì temperament
- 奉献 fèngxiàn to devote, to dedicate
- 素质 sùzhì quality, caliber
- 激发 jīfā to inspire, to stimulate
- 气氛 qìfēn atmosphere
- 激励 jīlì to encourage, to motivate
- 鼓舞 gǔwǔ to inspire, to encourage; inspiring
- 崇拜 chóngbài to worship, to adore
- 佩服 pèifú to admire
- 好感 hǎogǎn good feeling
- 勇于 yǒngyú to be brave enough to