hằn

verbnoun

Hanoi [han˨˩]Huế [haŋ˦˩]Saigon [haŋ˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

hằnfallinghuyền

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Meanings of hằn in English

Verb

to leave a mark or trace
- lằn bánh xe hằn xuống con đường đấtthe car wheels left its marks on the dirt road

Noun

line; mark

Noun

in compounds hatred

Words with hằn

hằn học

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, hằn could be written as 痕, 恨. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 痕 (SV: ngân, ngấn).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce hằn?

IPA: Hanoi [han˨˩]; Saigon [haŋ˨˩]. Tones: hằn — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.