fèn

get angry

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

分 sound component

  Sound component

fēnfèn

  

divide

Evolution

忿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
忿 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
忿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

忿  

fèn

get angry; fury, exasperation; anger; indignation; hatred

Most common words with 忿
Freq.
Word
Meaning

忿

anger

忿忿不平

to feel indignant

忿怒

angry

忿忿

extremely angry

忿恨

to hate