ruthless, cruel, severe
Animated Stroke Order 狠
Stroke Order Diagrams 狠
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HSK Vocabulary: 狠
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 狠 is used in context
1
tā他
hěn狠
xīn心
dì地
jù拒
jué绝
le了
tā她
de的
qǐng请
qiú求
。
He cruelly rejected her request.
2
tā他
de的
shǒu手
duàn段
shí十
fēn分
hěn狠
dú毒
。
His methods are extremely vicious.
3
nà那
zhī只
láng狼
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
hěn很
xiōng凶
hěn狠
。
The wolf's eyes look very fierce.
4
tā他
hěn狠
xīn心
dì地
lí离
kāi开
le了
。
He left heartlessly.
5
tā她
hěn狠
xīn心
jù拒
jué绝
le了
péng朋
yǒu友
de的
qǐng请
qiú求
。
She heartlessly refused her friend's request.
6
wèi为
le了
hái孩
zi子
de的
wèi未
lái来
，
fù父
mǔ母
yǒu有
shí时
bì必
xū须
hěn狠
xīn心
zuò做
chū出
jiān艰
nán难
de的
jué决
dìng定
。
For their children's future, parents sometimes have to make tough decisions heartlessly.
7
nà那
zhǐ只
gǒu狗
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
xiōng凶
hěn狠
。
That dog looks very fierce.
8
tā他
shuō说
huà话
de的
yǔ语
qì气
hěn很
xiōng凶
hěn狠
，
xià吓
dào到
le了
zhōu周
wéi围
de的
rén人
。
His tone of voice was very fierce, which scared the people around him.
9
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
，
tā他
zhǎn展
xiàn现
chū出
le了
xiōng凶
hěn狠
de的
jìn进
gōng攻
fēng风
gé格
，
ràng让
duì对
shǒu手
nán难
yǐ以
zhāo招
jià架
。
In the competition, he displayed a fierce offensive style that left his opponent struggling to cope.
Information
Traditional狠
Radical犭
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1775
Zhuyinㄏㄣˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+72E0
CangjieKHHPM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality