恶
evil, wicked
At a glance · 恶
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
恶字小篆从心亞声，为形声字；本义为罪恶、不善。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
恶本义为罪恶、丑恶，与善相对。
Structure
形声字，左部『心』为意符，右部『亞』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinè
Radical心
Strokes10
UnicodeU+6076
Character type形声
Theme德行
Six languages, one character
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English
evil, wicked
E is a phonetic-semantic character meaning evil and wicked.
Français
mauvais, mal
E est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant mauvais et mal.
Español
malo, mal
E es un carácter fonosemántico que significa malo y mal.
العربية
شر، سيئ
إي حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الشر والسيئ.
Русский
зло, дурной
Э — фоносемантический знак, означающий зло и дурной.
Common words
- 恶意è yìmalice
- 恶劣è lièbad