恨 Stroke Order — How to Write 恨

Stroke Order

恨 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 忄, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

恨 Radical and Character Components

Components:忄艮

恨 is a phono-semantic compound: 忄 (heart) carries the meaning, while 艮 indicates the sound.

Radical: 忄 + 6 more strokes

恨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

hèn

Meanings of 恨 in Chinese

hèn恨

To resent, hate, or bear enmity; to feel strong indignation or dislike towards something.

我痛恨浪费食物的行为。

I detest wasting food.

To feel uneasy or regretful about being unable to do something or not doing it well; remorse.

他为自己错失那个机会感到深深的悔恨。

He felt deep remorse for missing that opportunity.

Common Words and Phrases with 恨

hèn恨bù不dé得

To strongly wish one could do something; to be eager to.

她恨不得现在就看到她新买的裙子。

She is dying to see her newly bought dress right now.

hèn恨bù不néng能

To ardently wish one could (but cannot); to be frustrated or vexed by the inability to achieve a strongly desired outcome, especially one that is difficult or impossible.

面对这么多的美食，我恨不能多长几个胃。

Facing so much delicious food, I wish I could grow a few more stomachs.

hèn恨hèn恨

Full of intense resentment; extremely hateful or bitter.

她因为错失了这次晋升机会而恨恨不已，决心下次一定要更加努力。

She felt deep resentment for missing this promotion opportunity, vowing to work even harder next time.

hèn恨shì事

A matter for regret; a regrettable incident.

没能见到奶奶最后一面，成了我心中永远的恨事。

Not being able to see my grandmother for the last time became an eternal regret in my heart.

hèn恨tiě铁bù不chéng成gāng钢

To be disappointed in someone for not living up to high expectations and not improving quickly enough, hoping they would achieve their full potential.

看到儿子整天沉迷游戏，不爱学习，妈妈真是恨铁不成钢

Seeing her son addicted to games all day and unwilling to study, the mother was truly frustrated by his lack of progress despite her high hopes for him.