堲
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Meaning: hate
💡 Imagine 'earth' (土) below 'even if' (即) to recall 'hate' rooted in the ground.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a Beijing park, an elderly man watches someone litter and mutters '我堲这种行为' (I hate this behavior). 堲 (jí) means 'hate' or 'detest', conveying strong aversion. Rarely used in modern Chinese, it appears in classical texts and formal expressions. The character combines 土 (earth) and 即 (even if), suggesting a grounded, intense dislike.
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