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è Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
è | e4
English translation
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating

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About è

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

è

Contains the radical

xīn

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

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Etymology of è

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亞心

Semantic compound

xīn

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of è .

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Words with è

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
恶心 ěxīn nausea惡心
邪恶 xié è sinister邪惡
ě evil è
恶魔 è mó demon惡魔
恶化 èhuà to worsen惡化
恶劣 èliè vile惡劣
罪恶 zuì è crime罪惡
可恶 kěwù vile可惡
恶意 è yì malice惡意
厌恶 yànwù to loathe厭惡
恶性 è xìng malignant惡性
恶梦 è mèng nightmare惡夢
恶作剧 è zuò jù mischief惡作劇
恶毒 è dú malicious惡毒
恶性肿瘤 è xìng zhǒng liú malignant tumor惡性腫瘤
恶棍 è gùn scoundrel惡棍
丑恶 chǒuè ugly醜惡
恶人 è rén evil person惡人
万恶 wàn è everything that is evil萬惡
险恶 xiǎn è dangerous險惡
恶性循环 è xìng xún huán vicious circle惡性循環
恶臭 è chòu stink惡臭
凶恶 xiōngè fierce兇惡
善恶 shàn è good and evil善惡
憎恶 zēng è to loathe憎惡

è Decomposition & Compounds

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