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狠 - hěn

vicious, cruel; severely, extreme

vicious, cruel; severely, extreme

How to read 狠

Click 狠 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinhěn
Englishvicious, cruel; severely, extreme
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

狠劲 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 狠命. Please read 狠心 one more time.

Common words with this character

to exert all one's force; all-out effort; CL:股[gu3]
exerting all one's strength
callous; heartless; to resolve; firm resolve
vicious; malicious; savage

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 狠 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 狠劲 and 狠命 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 狠.