懂中文 Dong Chinese

憎

zēng

hate

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 曾 represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

曾 sound component

曾  Sound component

céng, zēng

  

already

Evolution

憎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

憎  

zēng

hate, detest, abhor; hatred; to detest

Most common words with 憎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

憎恨

to detest

憎

to detest

憎恶

to loathe

可憎

disgusting

爱憎分明

to have well-defined likes and dislikes