愤

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indignant; anger; resentment

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “heart” + 贲 sound ( bēn )

Components 忄贲

indignation · Heisig RSH #1874

state of mind + local-yokel chowder

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
发愤图强	fā fèn tú qiáng	to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
不愤不启	bù fèn bù qǐ	a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
发愤忘食	fā fèn wàng shí	so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
愤愤不平	fèn fèn bù píng	to feel indignant; to feel aggrieved
气愤	qì fèn	indignant; furious
发愤	fā fèn	to make a determined effort
公愤	gōng fèn	public anger; popular indignation
义愤	yì fèn	righteous indignation; moral indignation
民愤	mín fèn	public outrage
愤然	fèn rán	(literary) angry; irate
义愤填胸	yì fèn tián xiōng	righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
愤青	fèn qīng	angry youth – highly nationalistic young Chinese people (abbr. for 憤怒青年\|愤怒青年[feng4 nu4 qin…
感愤	gǎn fèn	moved to anger; indignant
积愤	jī fèn	accumulated anger; pent-up fury
私愤	sī fèn	personal spite; malice
愤激	fèn jī	indignant; outraged
激愤	jī fèn	to stir up emotions; furious; angry; anger
泄私愤	xiè sī fèn	to vent personal spite; to act out of malice (esp. of crime)
愤怒	fèn nù	angry; indignant; wrath; ire
愤恨	fèn hèn	to hate; hatred; to resent; embittered

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
贲 sound part	bēn	to forge ahead; energetic; surname
喷	pēn	to blow, to puff, to spray, to spurt
鲼	fèn	fish
偾	fèn	to ruin, to destroy; overthrown