Chinese symbol for “grievances”

恩怨

ēn yuàn

gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances

The closest CC-CEDICT match for grievances is 恩怨 (ēn yuàn), defined as: gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances.

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Characters and stroke order

恩 ēn

kindness, mercy, charity

radical 61 ⼼ · 10 strokes

怨 yuàn

to blame, to complain, to hate; enmity, resentment

radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 恩怨.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
感恩	gǎn ēn	to be grateful
恩典	ēn diǎn	favor; grace
恩赐 (恩賜)	ēn cì	to bestow (favors, charity etc)
恩惠	ēn huì	favor; grace
恩爱 (恩愛)	ēn ài	loving affection (in a couple); conjugal love
抱怨	bào yuàn	to complain; to grumble
埋怨	mán yuàn	to complain; to grumble (about)
怨恨	yuàn hèn	to resent; to harbor a grudge against

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