hèn
Pronunciation
Northern
/hɛ̤n˨˩/
Central
/hɛŋ˧˧/
Southern
/hɛŋ˨˩/
lowly
4 senses
Adjective
lowly
Details
4 senses
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Details
4 senses
Adjective
Sense 1
Adjective
lowly
Properties & States
Having a low status or position and not considered important or impressive.
vi Anh ấy vẫn luôn nỗ lực dù có địa vị hèn trong xã hội.
en He still works hard despite his lowly status in society.
Sense 2
Adjective
dishonest
Characterized by dishonest or immoral behavior that is considered contemptible.
vi Đó là một hành vi hèn và đáng bị lên án.
en That is a sleazy behavior and deserves to be condemned.
Sense 3
Adjective
cowardly
Lacking courage and being easily frightened or afraid to face danger.
vi Thật là hèn khi không dám đối mặt với sự thật.
en It is cowardly not to dare to face the truth.
Conjunction
Sense 4
Conjunction
therefore
Used to introduce a logical consequence or a result of what was previously mentioned.
vi Anh ta không tập luyện, hèn kết quả thi đấu không tốt.
en He did not practice, therefore his competition result was not good.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
寒
Candidates by syllable
hèn
𠍦（𡮷 / 𡮺）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.