狠

hěn

h+ěn·3rd tone

ruthless; fierce; ferocious

Radical: 犭 Strokes: 9 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥狐狭犹

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Character Decomposition

狠=犭+艮

Etymology

dog

Meanings

ruthless; fierce; ferocious

determined; resolute

to harden (one's heart)

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Words with 狠 56 total

to exert all one's force · all-out effort · CL:股 gǔ狠劲hěn jìn exerting all one's strength狠命hěn mìng callous; heartless · to resolve (to do sth) · firm resolve (as in 下狠心 xià hěn xīn)狠心hěn xīn cruel · vicious · fierce and malicious · vengeful凶狠xiōng hěn

Idioms with 狠 11 total Chain

(idiom) vicious; merciless心狠手辣xīn hěn shǒu là lit. sheep fierce and wolf greedy (idiom) · fig. ruthless and insatiably greedy; (of corrupt officials) to oppress the people cruelly羊狠狼贪yáng hěn láng tān