狠hěn
ruthless, resolute. 9 strokes, radical 犭, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin hěnStrokes 9Radical 犭Band HSK 6Words 1
What 狠 is made of
犭 (quǎn, dog) and 艮 (gěn, blunt).
犭 carries the meaning — dog — and 艮 carries the sound.
How to write 狠
Strokes 1–3 write 犭, then strokes 4–9 write 艮.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 狠
Words that use 狠
| 狠 | ruthless, resolute 指做事坚决不留情面 面对宏大险情，指挥部下了狠心严格排查。Command resolved firmly to inspect the site thoroughly. Lesson 591, 坚毅宏阔 · 笃行和济与乾坤安澜 · Harmony, Core Vigor & Natural Resilience |
Characters that share the sound part 艮
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 犭
All 13 of them, and what the radical means, on the 犭 radical page.