hěn = h + (e)n3
ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3]
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How to pronounce 狠

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

狠 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
quǎn = qu + an3
three-stroke form of Kangxi radical 94 犬[quan3]
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gěn = g + (e)n3
blunt / tough / chewy
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gèn = g + (e)n4
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
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Characters with 狠 as component

狠 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 狠

resolutely / firmly / ferociously / ruthlessly
variant of 凶狠[xiong1 hen3]
cruel / vicious / fierce and malicious / vengeful

Sentences with 狠

狠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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hěn

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

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