懂中文 Dong Chinese

恶

è, ě, wù

evil

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 亚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 惡.

Components
亚 sound component

亚  Sound component

yà

  

Asia

心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

恶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
恶 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
恶 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
恶 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

恶 (惡) 

è

evil, wicked, bad, foul; evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm

恶 (惡) 

ě

see 惡心|恶心[ě​xīn]

恶 (惡) 

wù

to hate; to loathe; ashamed; to fear; to slander

Most common words with 恶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

恶心

nausea

邪恶

sinister

恶

evil

恶魔

demon

恶化

to worsen