Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced hen
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced hen, including 很 hěn, 恨 hèn, 狠 hěn, 痕 hén. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For hen, start on h and let it run into en without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial h
Start the syllable on the initial h, then run straight into the final en — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final en
Keep the ending light and nasal.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (很 hěn, 恨 hèn, 狠 hěn, 痕 hén) and lock in their tones. 4 common characters share the sound hen, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
hen turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 痕 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 很, 狠 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 恨 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing hen inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
4 common characters in this group.