狠

hěn

ㄏㄣˇ

HSK 6TOCFL L59 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1ruthless; fierce; ferocious

2determined; resolute

3to harden (one's heart)

4old variant of 很[hen3]

Etymology

pictophonetic · dog

Radical

犭 · vicious, fierce, cruel

Composition

⿰犭艮

Writing

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Words with 狠

狠hěn 凶狠xiōnghěn 狠心hěnxīn