悍

猂
hàn
#3,067 most
frequent character
variant of 悍[han4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

悍 has 忄 (heart, feeling) as its meaning part and 旱 hàn as a sound part. It first meant 'brave, fierce.' That grew to 'heroic, bold' and then 'ferocious, violent.'

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