Chinese symbol for “detest”
憎恨
zēng hèn
to detest; hatred
The closest CC-CEDICT match for detest is 憎恨 (zēng hèn), defined as: to detest; hatred.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “detest”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痛恨 | tòng hèn | to detest; to loathe |
| 憎 | zēng | to detest |
| 憎恶 (憎惡) | zēng wù | to loathe; to detest; to abhor |
| 痛恶 (痛惡) | tòng wù | to detest; to abhor |
| 厌腻 (厭膩) | yàn nì | to detest; to abhor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 憎恨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 憎恶 (憎惡) | zēng è | to hate evil |
| 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 |
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | to hate; hatred |
| 痛恨 | tòng hèn | to detest; to loathe |
| 怨恨 | yuàn hèn | to resent; to harbor a grudge against |
| 恨不得 | hèn bu de | wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth |
See also: Japanese symbol for “detest”.
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