狠

Information about character(s)

Radical: 犬
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yán, hěn, kěn, hǎng
Cantonese: han2
JapaneseKun: MOTORU
JapaneseOn: GAN KON

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: vicious, cruel; severely, extreme

CE-Dict: fierce/very

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.cruel; ruthless
2.resolute; unyielding

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: firm; harden; resolute; ruthless; suppress

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: firm; harden; resolute; ruthless; suppress

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《犬部》狠吠鬬聲。从犬艮聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集下】【犬字部】狠
【唐韻】五還切【集韻】吾還切，𠀤音𤸷。【說文】犬𩰚聲也。从犬，艮聲。　又【玉篇】五閑切【集韻】牛閑切，𠀤音詽。義同。◎按廣韻集韻附見𤡥字註。　又【集韻】獸名。　又【集韻】魚巾切，音銀。義同。　又口很切，音懇。本作豤。齧也。詳豕部豤字註。

CF-Dict: cruel/féroce/résolument

Han-De-Dict: grausam, hartherzig, unbarmherzig (u.E.) (Adj)