怨 yuàn to blame
to blame; to complain; to hate; resentment; grudge
怎么记住“怨”: 夗 toss and turn + 心 heart = to blame. After the break-up she can only toss and turn all night with an aching heart, looking for someone to blame.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
怨 = 夗 toss and turn + 心 heart
- 夗 toss and turn sound
- 心 heart meaning
After the break-up she can only toss and turn all night with an aching heart, looking for someone to blame.
How it came to be
The heart below gives the meaning and the part above gives the sound.
用法
- 怨 is bound and carries a negative charge, blame, resentment, grudge, rarely used alone.
- 抱怨 (bàoyuàn) is the everyday verb for complaining in general, about anything: 别抱怨了 (bié bàoyuàn le) stop complaining.
- 埋怨 (mányuàn) specifically means to blame or grumble at a particular person for something that went wrong, so it's more targeted than 抱怨.
- 恩怨 (ēnyuàn) "gratitude and grudges" describes the complicated mixed feelings between people with a long shared history.