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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

憎 zēng
to abhor, to detest, to hate
radical 61 ⼼ · 15 strokes
恶 wù
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “abhor”

WordPinyinMeaning
痛恨tòng hènto detest; to loathe
深恶痛绝 (深惡痛絕)shēn wù tòng juéto detest bitterly (idiom); implacable hatred
嫌恶 (嫌惡)xián wùto loathe; to abhor
痛恶 (痛惡)tòng wùto detest; to abhor
恶恨 (惡恨)wù hènto hate; to abhor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 憎恶.

WordPinyinMeaning
憎恨zēng hènto detest; hatred
可憎kě zēngdisgusting
爱憎分明 (愛憎分明)ài zēng fēn míngto 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 zēngrepulsive countenance; disgusting appearance
邪恶 (邪惡)xié èsinister; vicious
恶心 (噁心)ě xīnvariant of 恶心 (ě xīn)
恶化 (惡化)è huàto worsen
恶劣 (惡劣)è lièvile; 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.

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