Chinese symbol for “abhor”
憎恶
zēng wù
Traditional: 憎惡
to loathe; to detest; to abhor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for abhor is 憎恶 (zēng wù), defined as: to loathe; to detest; to abhor.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “abhor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痛恨 | tòng hèn | to detest; to loathe |
| 深恶痛绝 (深惡痛絕) | shēn wù tòng jué | to detest bitterly (idiom); implacable hatred |
| 嫌恶 (嫌惡) | xián wù | to loathe; to abhor |
| 痛恶 (痛惡) | tòng wù | to detest; to abhor |
| 恶恨 (惡恨) | wù hèn | to hate; to abhor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 憎恶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憎恨 | zēng hèn | to detest; hatred |
| 可憎 | kě zēng | disgusting |
| 爱憎分明 (愛憎分明) | ài zēng fēn míng | to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates; to have well-defined likes and dislikes |
| 面目可憎 | miàn mù kě zēng | repulsive countenance; disgusting appearance |
| 邪恶 (邪惡) | xié è | sinister; vicious |
| 恶心 (噁心) | ě xīn | variant of 恶心 (ě xīn) |
| 恶化 (惡化) | è huà | to worsen |
| 恶劣 (惡劣) | è liè | vile; nasty |
See also: Japanese symbol for “abhor”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.