恶棍 (è gùn) — scoundrel; rogue; bully | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

scoundrelroguebully

Measure word · 个

恶棍。
Nà ge è gùn zài cūn zi lǐ qī yā bǎi xìng.
That scoundrel bullies the villagers.
恶棍，。
Tā yuán lái shì gè è gùn, hòu lái gǎi guò zì xīn le.
He used to be a rogue, but later turned over a new leaf.
恶棍。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng jiǎng de shì yí gè è gùn de gù shi.
This movie tells the story of a bully.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

恶棍 describes a 棍, a rogue marked by 恶, so the word means a cruel scoundrel.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 惡; 恶 is its simplified writing.

亞心惡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

亞

亞yā惡è

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 惡 pairs 心 (heart) as the meaning part with 亞 (yā) as the sound part; the simplified 恶 is a later shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木昆棍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn棍gùn(r)

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

棍 has 木 (tree) beside 昆, which gives its sound.

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