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憎 zēng

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憎 zēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zēng | zeng1
English translation
to abhor, to detest, to hate

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About 憎 zēng

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

憎 zēng

Contains the radical

忄 xīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 憎 zēng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰忄曾

Semantic compound

忄 xīn

Phonetic compound

曾 Zēng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 xīn represents the meaning and 曾 Zēng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 憎 zēng

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他 tā 可能 kěnéng 是 shì 这个 zhè ge 县里最 zuì 遭 zāo 人 rén 憎恨 zēng hèn 的 de 人 rén .

He's probably the most hated man in this county.

她 tā 憎恶 zēng è 暗示 ànshì 她 tā 太 tài 老 lǎo 不 bù 适合 shìhé 这项工作 gōngzuò 的话 de huà 。

She resented the insinuation that she was too old for the job.

那位女士 nǚshì 一脸毫不掩饰的 de 憎恨 zēng hèn 让 ràng 我 wǒ 震惊 zhènjīng 。

The naked hatred in the woman's face shocked me.

他 tā 和 hé 他 tā 专横 zhuān hèng 残暴 cán bào 的 de 父母 fù mǔ 一样 yīyàng 为 wéi 人 rén 惧怕 jù pà 和 hé 憎恨 zēng hèn 。

He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents.

对 duì 种族主义 zhǒng zú zhǔ yì 的 de 憎恨 zēng hèn 促使 cùshǐ 他 tā 写了《阿尔及尔 Ā ěr jí ěr 汽车旅馆 qì chē lǚ guǎn 事件 shìjiàn 》一 yī 书 Shū 。

His abhorrence of racism led him to write The Algiers Motel Incident.

Words with 憎 zēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
憎恨 zēng hèn to detest憎恨 zēng hèn
憎 zēng to detest憎 zēng
憎恶 zēng è to loathe憎惡
可憎 kě zēng disgusting可憎 kě zēng
爱憎分明 aì zēng fēn míng to have well-defined likes and dislikes愛憎分明
面目可憎 miàn mù kě zēng repulsive countenance面目可憎 miàn mù kě zēng
爱憎 aì zēng love and hate愛憎
憎厌 zēng yàn to loathe憎厭

憎 zēng Decomposition & Compounds

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