Chinese symbol for “rancor”
恨意
hèn yì
rancor; hatred; bitterness; resentfulness
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rancor is 恨意 (hèn yì), defined as: rancor; hatred; bitterness; resentfulness.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rancor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冤仇 | yuān chóu | rancor; enmity |
| 心结 (心結) | xīn jié | a matter that gnaws at one's mind; preoccupation; sore point; rancor |
| 怨恨 | yuàn hèn | to resent; to harbor a grudge against |
| 怨毒 | yuàn dú | bitter resentment; rancor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 恨意.
| 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 |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rancor”.
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.