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悻

xìng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 angry
  2. 2 resentful

Examples

HSK 3
听说没被选上，他悻悻地离开了。
Tīngshuō méi bèi xuǎnshàng, tā xìngxìng de líkāi le.
Hearing he had not been chosen, he walked away resentfully.
HSK 5
被骂了之后，他悻悻地走了。
Bèi mà le zhīhòu, tā xìngxìng de zǒu le.
After being scolded, he left in a huff.

Tips

usage
Nearly always doubled as 悻悻, describing someone leaving angry and resentful after a setback. Often followed by 地 as an adverb.

Components

radical
忄 xīn
heart; feeling
The heart radical, a left-side form of 心. It marks this as an emotion word, here resentful anger felt inside.
phonetic
幸 xìng
fortunate; luck
Supplies the sound, 幸 giving xìng directly. There is an ironic twist that the lucky element sits inside a word for sulking anger.

Stroke Order

悻 xìng