Chinese symbol for “hateful”
可恨
kě hèn
hateful
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hateful is 可恨 (kě hèn), defined as: hateful.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hateful”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可恶 (可惡) | kě wù | repulsive; vile |
| 讨嫌 (討嫌) | tǎo xián | disagreeable; hateful |
| 憾恨 | hàn hèn | resentful; hateful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可恨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | to hate; hatred |
| 憎恨 | zēng hèn | to 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.