Chinese symbol for “hate”
恨
hèn
to hate; to regret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hate is 恨 (hèn), defined as: to hate; to regret.
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
Other Chinese words for “hate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恶 (惡) | wù | to hate; to loathe |
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | to hate; hatred |
| 愤恨 (憤恨) | fèn hèn | to hate; hatred |
| 忌恨 | jì hèn | hate (due to envy etc) |
| 厌恨 (厭恨) | yàn hèn | to hate; to detest |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | to hate; hatred |
| 憎恨 | zēng hèn | to detest; 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 |
| 悔恨 | huǐ hèn | remorse; repentance |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hate”.
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.