怨
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to blame; (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
resentment · Heisig RSH #2450
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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 怨
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 以直报怨，以德报德 | to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects) | |
| 以德报怨 | to return good for evil (idiom); to requite evil with good | |
| 怨不得 | cannot blame; no wonder | |
| 怨气冲天 | (idiom) extremely resentful | |
| 东征西怨 | war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters | |
| 自怨自艾 | to be full of remorse; to repent and redress one's errors | |
| 怨声载道 | lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around; discontent is … | |
| 拉不出屎来怨茅房 | lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idi… | |
| 任劳任怨 | to work hard without complaint (idiom) | |
| 怨气 | grievance; resentment; complaint | |
| 杯酒解怨 | a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction | |
| 民怨 | popular grievance; complaints of the people | |
| 怨言 | complaint | |
| 报怨 | to pay back a score; to get revenge; to requite; (old) variant of 抱怨[bao4 yuan4] | |
| 怨女 | senior palace maiden; unmarried woman | |
| 怨声 | wail; lament; voice of complaint | |
| 无怨无悔 | no complaints; to have no regrets | |
| 结怨 | to arouse dislike; to incur hatred | |
| 怨命 | to complain about one's fate; to bemoan one's lot | |
| 埋天怨地 | lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth; fig. to rave and rant |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 夗 — compare how they read.