愤 (fèn): indignant, anger, resentment
愤 (fèn) is a Chinese character meaning “indignant.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 贲 (phonetic). It ranks #1498 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 愤 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- indignant
- anger
- resentment
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 愤
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 气愤adjective | qì fèn | indignant |
| 愤世嫉俗phrase | fèn shì jí sú | to be cynical |
| 愤恨verb | fèn hèn | to hate |
| 愤慨verb | fèn kǎi | to resent |
| 泄愤verb | xiè fèn | to give vent to anger |
| 悲愤adjective | bēi fèn | grief and indignation |
| 激愤 | jī fèn | to stir up emotions |
| 愤愤不平phrase | fèn fèn bù píng | to feel indignant |
| 愤然adjective | fèn rán | (literary) angry |
| 公愤noun | gōng fèn | public anger |
| 愤懑adjective | fèn mèn | depressed |
| 民愤noun | mín fèn | public outrage |
| 义愤noun | yì fèn | righteous indignation |
| 义愤填膺phrase | yì fèn tián yīng | righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom) |
| 泄私愤 | xiè sī fèn | to vent personal spite |
愤 appears in 29 compound words: 34 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 愤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
to study or work hard, neglecting one's meals; be so immersed in work as to forget one's meals
righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
to study or work hard, neglecting one's meals; be so immersed in work as to forget one's meals
righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
Example Sentences
听到这个好消息，她愤里充满了喜悦。
yǐn dào zhè gě hǎo xiāo xī , tā fèn lǐ chōng mǎn le xǐ yuè .
Upon hearing this good news, her heart swelled with joy.
... 庄瑞雄痛批:蓝营支持拍手就好 不要假悲愤
. . . zhuāng ruì xióng tòng pī : lán yíng zhī chí pāi shǒu jiù hǎo bù yāo jiǎ bēi fèn
... Zhuang Ruixiong harshly criticized the Blue Camp, saying they should just clap in support and stop feigning outrage.
...迫15岁女口交 仅判监2年9个月 家属悲愤拟上诉
. . . pò 1 5 suì nǚ kǒu jiāo jǐn pàn jiān 2 nián 9 gè yuè jiā shǔ bēi fèn nǐ shàng sù
...Man Sentenced to Just 2 Years and 9 Months for Forcing 15-Year-Old Girl to Perform Oral Sex; Family Outraged and Plans to Appeal
...夫妇爱泼斯坦案作证 希拉里不满遭擅自拍照愤然离席|有片
. . . fū fù ài pō sī tǎn àn zuò zhèng xī lā lǐ bù mǎn zāo shàn zì pāi zhào fèn rán lí xí yǒu piàn
... Couple testified in the Epstein case Hillary was dissatisfied with being photographed without permission and left the table angrily|There is a video
哈梅内伊被杀 俄罗斯为何如此愤怒
hā méi nèi yī bèi shā é luó sī wéi hé rú cǐ fèn nù
Khamenei Was Assassinated: Why Is Russia So Angry?
“你妈是慰安妇吗?”男师呛网友引公愤 花莲县教育处介入调查
nǐ mā shì wèi ān fù ma ? nán shī qiàng wǎng yǒu yǐn gōng fèn huā lián xiàn jiào yù chǔ jiè rù diào chá
"Is your mother a comfort woman?" The male teacher choked netizens and caused public outrage The Hualien County Education Department intervened in the investigation
我们对杀人犯感到悲愤填膺。
Wǒmen duì shārénfàn gǎndào bēifèn tián yīng.
We were filled with anger against the murderer.
当我忘记约定时，他十分愤怒。
Dāng wǒ wàngjì yuēdìng shí, tā shífēn fènnù.
When I forgot my promise, he got really angry.
即使他道歉了，我还是很愤怒。
Jíshǐ tā dàoqiàn le, wǒ háishi hěn fènnù.
Even though he apologized, I'm still furious.
没有什么事曾让他愤怒。
Méiyǒushénme shì céng ràng tā fènnù.
Nothing ever makes him angry.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (heart) component
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