嗔

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to be angry at; to be displeased and annoyed

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 真 sound ( zhēn )

Components 口真

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
回嗔作喜	huí chēn zuò xǐ	to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
嗔色	chēn sè	angry or sullen look
嗔目	chēn mù	glare; angry look; to open one's eyes wide; to stare angrily; to glare; to glower
嗔视	chēn shì	to look angrily at
嗔着	chēn zhe	(coll.) to blame sb for sth
嗔怪	chēn guài	to blame; to rebuke
嗔狂	chēn kuáng	to be deranged
嗔怒	chēn nù	to get angry
嗔怨	chēn yuàn	to complain; to reproach
嗔喝	chēn hè	to yell at sb in rage
娇嗔	jiāo chēn	(of a girl) to feign anger coquettishly
嗔斥	chēn chì	to rebuke; to scold
嗔睨	chēn nì	to look askance at sb in anger
嗔诟	chēn gòu	to berate; to curse in rage

Characters sharing the sound component 真 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
真 sound part	zhēn	real, actual, true, genuine
镇	zhèn	calm, composed; to control, to suppress
颠	diān	peak, summit, top; to upset
填	tián	to fill, to pad, to stuff
慎	shèn	cautious, prudent
滇	diān	Yunnan province
缜	zhěn	fine, detailed; closely woven
禛	zhēn	to receive blessings
瑱	tiàn	a jade earring
瞋	chēn	to glare
鬒	zhěn	glossy black hair
稹	zhěn	to accumulate