TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
恨
恨 ＝ 忄 ＋ 艮
ㄏㄣˋ · hèn
verb — to hate; to resent, regret
字源 FORM — what the parts do
忄義the heart
艮聲gèn — gives the soundan eye that won't turn — stubborn, stuck
{g,k,h}Igèn → hèn — the {g,k,h} crossing of the initial
A heart (忄) that won't turn loose (艮) — it stays stuck on the grievance. 艮 gèn carries the sound. The lodged feeling: 怨恨、痛恨 — and turned inward, 悔恨.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（忄）像那隻不肯回頭的眼睛（艮），死死盯著那口氣。
The heart (忄) is the eye that won't turn (艮), fixed on the grudge.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)怨恨、痛恨— to hate; to resent常用
→悔恨— to regret bitterly
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
很＝ 彳 ＋ hěnthe lookalike — 很 takes the step 彳 for very; 恨 takes the heart for hate艮gènthe stuck half it carries