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记恨 (jì hèn) — to bear a grudge; to hold a grudge

Definition

verb
to bear a grudgeto hold a grudge

Examples

  • 记恨。
    Tā yīn wèi nà jiàn shì yì zhí jì hèn wǒ.
    He has held a grudge against me because of that matter.
  • 记恨，。
    Bié zài jì hèn tā le, tā yǐ jīng dào qiàn le.
    Don't hold a grudge against her anymore; she already apologized.
  • 记恨。
    jì hèn Bié rén zhī huì ràng zì jǐ bù kāi xīn.
    Holding grudges against others only makes yourself unhappy.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

记jìremember
恨hèngrudge

To 记 (keep in mind) a 恨 (grudge).

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 記; 记 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánspeech; words
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ記jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 記 pairs 言 (speech; words) with 己 as a sound part; the simplified 记 is a later shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

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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
忄Written in full as心xīnheart; thought; emotion
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn恨hèn
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.

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