恶人

惡人
èrén
noun #9,161

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 villain; evil person; bad guy
  2. 2 bully

Examples

HSK 2
Tā bù xiǎng dāng èrén.
He doesn't want to be the bad guy.
HSK 3
Měigè gùshi dōu xūyào yīgè èrén.
Every story needs a villain.
HSK 7-9
Èrén xiān gàozhuàng.
The villain files the complaint first. (The wrongdoer accuses others first.)

Tips

usage
恶人 or 恶人 often means 'to be the one who delivers bad news or enforces unpopular rules' - not necessarily truly evil, just the person willing to say no.
memory
(è) has the heart radical at the bottom - evil comes from the heart. An 恶人 is a person with an evil heart.

Stroke Order

è
rén