狠心

callous / heartless

callous; heartless / to resolve (to do sth) / firm resolve (as in 下狠心[xia4 hen3 xin1])

Characters and words in 狠心

hěn = h + (e)n3

ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3]

狠 = 犭 + 艮 : Hamlet (h) is walking his dachshund (犭) in the encampment ((e)n3). Suddenly the dachshund gets stuck in a chewing gum (艮). The chewing gum is so fierce (狠) that Hamlet has a hard time pulling his dachshund out again.

xi̅n = xi + (e)n1

heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

心 = 乚 + 丶 : Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.

Words with 狠心

to resolve (to do sth); to toughen up

Sentences with 狠心

狠心 currently does not appear in any sentence.