憎

zēng
#2,611 most
frequent character
to detest

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

憎 uses 忄 heart or feeling as the meaning part and 曾 céng as the sound part. It first meant to hate or disgust. That grew to dislike or detest.

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Homophones

增zēng
increase, gain, add, expand
曾zēng
great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)

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