恨死 (hèn sǐ) — to hate to death; to detest extremely

Definition

恨死 (hèn sǐ) means 'to hate to death' — stronger than 讨厌 (tad yàn), which is ordinary 'dislike'. Often used in emotional, exclamatory speech.

verb

to hate to deathto detest extremely

恨死！
Wǒ hèn sǐ nǐ le!
I hate you to death!
恨死。
Tā hèn sǐ nà ge piàn zi.
He detests that liar.
恨死。
Dà jiā dōu hèn sǐ zhè zhǒng bù gōng píng de shì.
Everyone hates this kind of unfair thing.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

恨 means hate, and 死 adds the result to death; together they mean to hate extremely.

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.

忄艮恨

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart; thought; emotion

Sound part声符shēngfú

艮

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

The left side 忄 is the heart, pointing to an emotion such as regret or hate. The right side 艮 supplies the sound.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

尸

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

死 is built from 歹 and 尸: 歹 is the part tied to the meaning, and 尸 gives the sound.

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