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Chinese symbol for “hateful”

可恨
kě hèn
hateful

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hateful is 可恨 (kě hèn), defined as: hateful.

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

可 kě
may, can, -able; possibly
radical 30 ⼝ · 5 strokes
恨 hèn
to dislike, to hate, to resent
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “hateful”

WordPinyinMeaning
可恶 (可惡)kě wùrepulsive; vile
讨嫌 (討嫌)tǎo xiándisagreeable; hateful
憾恨hàn hènresentful; hateful

Related words

Other words that share a character with 可恨.

WordPinyinMeaning
可以kě yǐcan; may
可能kě néngmight (happen); possible
可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
不可bù kěcannot; should not; must not
可怕kě pàawful; dreadful
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
仇恨chóu hènto hate; hatred
憎恨zēng hènto detest; hatred

See also: Japanese symbol for “hateful”.

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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