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Meaning of 憎

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憎
Pinyin: zēng
English Definition: to detest
Chinese Definition:
①恨,厌恶,嫌:憎恨。憎恶。爱憎。面目可憎。
Antonyms: 爱
Total strokes: 15; Radical: 心
Pictophonetic:曾 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
    • 曾 [ céng ] already, formerly, once; the past
Similar Characters: 増 增 赠 僧
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Example Words
憎恨 zēng hèn to detest; hatred
憎恶 zēng wù to loathe; to hate; to abhor; see also 憎恶
爱憎 ài zēng love and hate
可憎 kě zēng disgusting
爱憎分明 ài zēng fēn míng to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates; to have well-defined likes and dislikes
More:憎* | *憎 | *憎*
Example Sentences
1
和平主义者憎恨暴力
。
The pacifists hated violence.
2
我的罪咎是爱
,
你的美德是憎
。
Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate.
3
这是一本自我厌憎所的作品
。
It's a work of self-loathing.
4
谎话是我所恨恶所憎嫌的
。
惟你的律法
,
是我所爱的
。
I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love.
5
他是由于憎我的钱才共我结了婚
。
It was because he loved my money that he married me.