怨 yuàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 夗 to turn over when asleep 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
怨恨
yuànhèn
to resent bitterly; resentment
Characters in this word
恨 hèn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果受害者的怨恨长期无人倾听，社会和解就只会停留在口号上。 Rúguǒ shòuhàizhě de yuànhèn chángqī wú rén qīngtīng, shèhuì héjiě jiù zhǐ huì tíngliú zài kǒuhào shàng. If victims' resentment goes unheard for a long time, social reconciliation will remain nothing more than a slogan.
- 多年分离让兄弟之间的怨恨渐渐消除了。 Duōnián fēnlí ràng xiōngdì zhījiān de yuànhèn jiànjiàn xiāochúle. Years of separation gradually dissolved the bitterness between the brothers.
- 她早已放下怨恨，决定开始新的生活。 Tā zǎoyǐ fàngxià yuànhèn, juédìng kāishǐ xīn de shēnghuó. She let go of her bitterness long ago and decided to start a new life.
Related words
- 抱怨 bàoyuàn to complain
- 怨 yuàn to blame
- 恩怨 ēnyuàn gratitude and resentment; grievances
- 埋怨 mányuàn to complain; to blame
- 怨气 yuànqì grievance; resentment
- 怨言 yuànyán complaint; grievance
- 恨 hèn to hate
- 仇恨 chóuhèn hatred; enmity
- 恨不得 hènbude to wish one could; to be anxious to
- 悔恨 huǐhèn to regret deeply; remorse
- 依依不舍 yīyībùshě reluctant to part; unwilling to leave
- 辛酸 xīnsuān bitter hardship; painful experience