What does 恶 mean in Chinese?

恶 (è) means "evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 6 word.

How do you pronounce 恶?

恶 is pronounced "è" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What words contain the character 恶?

Common words with 恶 include 交恶 (to become enemies), 作恶 (to do evil), 元恶 (arch-criminal), 凶恶 (fierce), 凶恶 (variant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce).

How do you write 恶?

You can practice writing 恶 using our stroke order tool.

恶 (è), evil

恶

evil; fierce; vicious; ugly

HSK 6verb

Traditional: 惡

Character Breakdown

Radical: 心 (no. 61)Traditional: 惡

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Definitions

(verb) evil
fierce
vicious
ugly
coarse
to harm

Example Sentences

善有善报，恶有恶报。

Shàn yǒu shàn bào, è yǒu è bào

Good will be rewarded with good, evil with evil

Words Containing 恶

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
交恶	jiāo è	to become enemies
作恶	zuò è	to do evil
元恶	yuán è	arch-criminal
凶恶	xiōng è	fierce
凶恶	xiōng è	variant of 兇惡\|凶恶, fierce
厌恶	yàn wù	to loathe
可恶	kě wù	repulsive
善恶	shàn è	good and evil
喜恶	xǐ è	likes and dislikes
二恶英	èr è yīng	dioxin

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Related Words

害(hài)· to do harm to

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恶性(è xìng)· malignant

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恶人(è rén)· evil person

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恶相(è xiàng)· evil countenance

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 6

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