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The character 恨, formed by the heart radical 心 paired with the phonetic component 艮, structurally denotes an emotion linked to the heart or mind, with 艮 contributing both sound and a semantic nuance of stubbornness or arrest, implying a fixed or unresolved feeling. In early classical usage, this character typically expressed regret or lingering disappointment, a sense of being bound by unfulfilled circumstances rather than active malice. Over time, its semantic range narrowed and intensified, moving from that internalized sorrow toward the more aggressive and externalized concept of hatred or resentment, a shift that heightened the connection to the heart radical's domain of strong passions while maintaining the original compositional logic of a persistent, anchored emotion.
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这种行为很可恨。
我对他没有任何恨意。
他悔恨自己犯的错误。
她心中充满了怨恨。
即使被伤害，我也不恨你。
如果你恨一个人，你会很难快乐。
他不仅恨对方的欺骗，还恨自己的轻信。
在漫长的历史中，民族间的仇恨曾导致无数战争。