嗔

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to be angry at; to be displeased and annoyed

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,803 U+55D4

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 真 (phonetic, zhēn)

components: 口真

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 真

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 真 (zhēn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
真 sound component	zhēn	real, actual, true, genuine
镇	zhèn	calm, composed; to control, to suppress
颠	diān	peak, summit, top; to upset
填	tián	to fill, to pad, to stuff
慎	shèn	cautious, prudent
滇	diān	Yunnan province
缜	zhěn	fine, detailed; closely woven
禛	zhēn	to receive blessings
瑱	tiàn	a jade earring
瞋	chēn	to glare
鬒	zhěn	glossy black hair
稹	zhěn	to accumulate

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
回嗔作喜	huí chēn zuò xǐ	to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
嗔色	chēn sè	angry or sullen look
嗔目	chēn mù	glare; angry look; to open one's eyes wide; to stare angrily; to glare; to glower
嗔视	chēn shì	to look angrily at
嗔着	chēn zhe	(coll.) to blame sb for sth
嗔怪	chēn guài	to blame; to rebuke
嗔狂	chēn kuáng	to be deranged
嗔怒	chēn nù	to get angry
嗔怨	chēn yuàn	to complain; to reproach
嗔喝	chēn hè	to yell at sb in rage
娇嗔	jiāo chēn	(of a girl) to feign anger coquettishly
嗔斥	chēn chì	to rebuke; to scold
嗔睨	chēn nì	to look askance at sb in anger
嗔诟	chēn gòu	to berate; to curse in rage