愤

憤

fèn

忄 + 贲

Definitions

fèn (adjective) angry; indignant; resentful

Etymology phono-semantic

heart

Semantic: 忄 Phonetic: 贲

About

The character 愤 (traditional form 憤) expresses indignation, strong frustration, or inner resentment. It is composed of the vertical heart radical 忄(indicating a psychological state) and a phonetic component on the right, which was originally written as 賁, meaning vigorous movement or decoration. The simplified character replaced this complex component with 贲, a structure consisting of a cross over a "shell" (贝) base, forming today's 愤.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

他很愤怒。

Tā hěn fènnù.

He is very angry.

这种行为令人愤慨。

Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi lìng rén fènkǎi.

This kind of behavior is outrageous.

他愤愤不平地走了。

Tā fènfènbùpíng de zǒule.

He left, feeling resentful and aggrieved.

他的演讲充满了悲愤。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng chōngmǎnle bēifèn.

His speech was full of grief and indignation.

她愤然退出了那个组织。

Tā fènrán tuìchūle nàgè zǔzhī.

She indignantly withdrew from that organization.

这种不公平的待遇激起了公愤。

Zhè zhǒng bù gōngpíng de dàiyù jīqǐle gōngfèn.

This unfair treatment stirred up public indignation.

他怀着满腔愤懑写下了这篇文章。

Tā huáizhe mǎnqiāng fènmèn xiěxiàle zhè piān wénzhāng.

He wrote this article filled with resentment and discontent.

公众对这种不公正现象感到无比愤慨。

Gōngzhòng duì zhè zhǒng bù gōngzhèng xiànxiàng gǎndào wúbǐ fènkǎi.

The public feels immense indignation towards this unjust phenomenon.

Related Characters

Component: 忄

Component: 贲

愤