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憎
zēng
to abhor, to detest, to hate
🔤 Pictophonetic:
忄 (heart) provides meaning, 曾 provides pronunciation
Words Using 憎 (9)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
憎恨
zēnghèn
to detest / hatred
憎恨
zēnghèn
to detest / hatred
憎
zēng
to detest
憎
zēng
to detest
可憎
kězēng
disgusting
可憎
kězēng
disgusting
憎厌
zēngyàn
to loathe
憎厌
zēngyàn
to loathe
憎恶
zēngè
to hate evil / see also [[憎惡|憎恶<zēngwù>]]
憎恶
zēngè
to hate evil / see also [[憎惡|憎恶<zēngwù>]]
憎恶
zēngwù
to loathe / to hate / to abhor / see also [[憎惡|憎恶<zēngè>]]
憎恶
zēngwù
to loathe / to hate / to abhor / see also [[憎惡|憎恶<zēngè>]]
爱憎
àizēng
love and hate
爱憎
àizēng
love and hate
爱憎分明
àizēngfēnmíng
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
爱憎分明
àizēngfēnmíng
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
面目可憎
miànmùkězēng
repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance
面目可憎
miànmùkězēng
repulsive countenance / disgusting appearance
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰忄曾
i
Component Tree i
céng
曾
already, formerly, once; the past
💡 Ideographic:
A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off
12 strokes
HSK 5
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
6 strokes
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1