Buddhism speaks of the three poisons: greed, anger, and delusion.
Tips
culture
In Buddhism 嗔 is one of the 三毒 (sān dú, three poisons): 贪 (greed) 嗔 (anger) 痴 (delusion) — the root causes of suffering. Knowing this term is key for reading Buddhist or Journey-to-the-West passages.
memory
Mouth radical 口 + 真 (zhēn, true) — phonosemantic: anger spoken from the mouth, with 真 hinting at the pinyin chēn.
