懂中文 Dong Chinese

惡

è, ě, wù

evil

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 亞 represents the sound.

Components
亞 sound component

亞  Sound component

yà

  

Asia

心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

惡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
惡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
惡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

恶 (惡) 

è

evil, wicked, bad, foul; evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm

恶 (惡) 

ě

see 惡心|恶心[ě​xīn]

恶 (惡) 

wù

to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander

Most common words with 惡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

恶心

nausea

邪恶

sinister

恶

evil

恶魔

demon

恶化

to worsen

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

噁