恶 ě / è / wù — nauseated; evil; to hate; to loathe
今天的天气十分恶劣。Jīn tiān de tiān qì shí fēn è liè.The weather today is very bad.
Common words: 恶心 (ě xīn)、恶劣 (è liè)、恶化 (è huà)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to hate"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to hate", including 恶 (ě / è / wù), 恨 (hèn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to hate" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 恶 (ě / è / wù), 恨 (hèn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span ě, è, wù, hèn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 恶 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 恶 ě / è / wùnauseated; evil; to hate; to loatheUseful words: 恶心, 恶劣
- 恨 hènto hateUseful words: 恨不得, 悔恨
Common words for these 2 "to hate" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 恶 (ě / è / wù) — so "to hate" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to hate".
恨 hèn — to hate
我们应该多一些爱，少一些恨。Wǒ men yīng gāi duō yì xiē ài, shǎo yì xiē hèn.We should have more love and less hatred.
Common words: 恨不得 (hèn bu de)、悔恨 (huǐ hèn)、仇恨 (chóu hèn)
All 2 characters
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