Keyword
fierce
- vicious
- cruel
- Frequency
- #1845
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
犭 (dog) gives the meaning and 艮 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
狠
ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute; to harden (one's heart)
狠狠
resolutely; firmly; ferociously; ruthlessly
凶狠
cruel; vicious; fierce and malicious; vengeful
狠心
callous; heartless; to resolve (to do sth); firm resolve (as in 下狠心 (xiàhěnxīn))
狠毒
vicious; malicious; savage
心狠手辣
(idiom) vicious; merciless
恶狠狠
very fierce
狠劲
to exert all one's force; all-out effort
狠命
exerting all one's strength
算你狠
you got me!; you win!; you are something!
下狠心
to resolve (to do sth); to toughen up