憎 = 忄 + 曾

憎 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “hate”. It is built from 忄 (heart) and 曾 (already).

Keyword: hate
Pinyin (Mandarin): zēng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: hate, detest, abhor, ненависть, отвращение, detest, abhor
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 憎 hate

Decomposition

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忄 heart
曾 already

How to find 憎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “already”. 憎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 憎 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.