狠

• 拼音: hěn
• 汉字拆解: 狠 = 犭 (dog) + 艮 (tough), combining animal ferocity with toughness

含义

Ruthless; fierce; determined. Showing severity, cruelty, or strong determination.

Can be negative (cruel, heartless) or positive (resolute, determined). Common collocations: 心狠手辣 (ruthless), 狠心 (cruel-hearted), 下狠心 (steel oneself). In modern slang, 狠人 (fierce person) can be admiring. Also used as an adverb meaning 'severely.'

例句

1. 他下狠心辞掉了高薪工作，决定回乡创业。
2. 这位教练对球员要求很狠，但效果确实不错。
3. 她狠狠地瞪了他一眼，转身就走。

用法指南

语境: character, action, intensity

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 你要对自己狠一点。(You need to be tougher on yourself.)
• 他这个人太狠了。(This guy is too ruthless.)

错误说法

• 混淆狠和很 (Don't confuse 狠 (ruthless) with 很 (very) — they are different characters with different meanings)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic character: 犭 (dog radical) as semantic component suggesting animal fierceness, 艮 as phonetic. Originally depicted a fierce dog.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal