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恩

ēn

HSK 6 Character

What 恩 means

1. favor; grace; kindness
2. colloquialused like {嗯|èn} in online chat, expressing agreement

Other readings

恩 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• ēnvariant of {恩|ēn}

Example sentences

• 伯恩是瑞士首都。
  Bó'ēn shì Ruìshì shǒudū.
  Bern is the capital of Switzerland.
• 布赖恩让门开着。
  Brian left the door open.
• 肖恩，安稳睡啊。
  Sleep tight, Sean.
• 恩，他有孩子吗？
  En, Does he have any children?
• 我们把它当作恩惠。
  Wǒmen bǎ tā dàngzuò ēnhuì.
  We consider it a blessing.
• 他是布赖恩·罗克。
  This is Brian Rock.

Words starting with 恩

• 恩怨ēn yuàngratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges
• 恩格斯Ēn gé sīFriedrich Engels (1820-1895), socialist philosopher and one of the founder of Marxism
• 恩爱ēn àiloving affection (in a couple); conjugal love
• 恩人ēn réna benefactor; a person who has significantly helped sb else
• 恩师ēn shī(greatly respected) teacher
• 恩赐ēn cìto bestow (favors, charity etc)
• 恩情ēn qíngkindness; affection; grace
• 恩惠ēn huìfavor; grace
• 恩典ēn diǎnfavor; grace
• 恩仇ēn chóudebt of gratitude coupled with duty to avenge
• 恩德ēn débenevolence; favor
• 恩公ēn gōngbenefactor
• 恩准ēn zhǔnapproved by His (or Her) Majesty; permission graciously granted…
• 恩客ēn kèpatron of a prostitute or courtesan…
• 恩义ēn yìfeelings of gratitude and loyalty
• 恩平市Ēn píng ShìEnping, a county-level city in Jiangmen City 江门市
• 恩施市Ēn shī ShìEnshi, a county-level city in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州
• 恩同再造ēn tóng zài zào(idiom) a great life-saving favor
• 恩断义绝ēn duàn yì juéto split up; to break all ties
• 恩比天大ēn bǐ tiān dàto be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)
• 恩培多克勒Ēn péi duō kè lēiEmpedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher
• 恩阳区Ēn yáng QūEnyang, a district of Bazhong City 巴中市
• 恩斯赫德Ēn sī hè déEnschede, city in the Netherlands
• 恩威兼施ēn wēi jiān shīto employ both kindness and severity (idiom)

Words containing 恩

• 周恩来Zhōu Ēn láiZhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976
• 感恩gǎn ēnto be grateful
• 报恩bào ēnto pay a debt of gratitude; to repay a kindness
• 莱恩Lái ēn(name) Ryan
• 波恩Bō ēnBonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990
• 忘恩负义wàng ēn fù yìto forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend…
• 白求恩Bái Qiú ēnNorman Bethune (1890-1939), Canadian doctor, worked for communists in Spanish civil war…
• 哈恩Hā ēnJaén, Spain
• 开恩kāi ēnto give a favor (used of Christian God)
• 凯恩斯Kǎi ēn sī(name) Keynes; John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946), influential British economist…
• 千恩万谢qiān ēn wàn xiè(idiom) to thank profusely; to express deep gratitude
• 雷恩Léi ēnRennes
• 肖恩Xiāo ēnSean, Shaun or Shawn (name)
• 谢恩xiè ēnto thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
• 伯恩Bó ēn(Taiwan) Bern, capital of Switzerland
• 卡恩Kǎ ēnKahn
• 图恩Tú ēnThun, Switzerland
• 推恩tuī ēnto extend kindness
• 救恩jiù ēnsalvation
• 施恩shī ēnto confer a favor on sb; to confer a benefit
• 示恩shì ēnto show kindness
• 灵恩Líng ēnCharismatic Christianity
• 伯恩斯Bó ēn sī(surname) Burns; Nicholas Burns (1956–), US ambassador to China 2022–2025
• 吉迪恩Jí dí ēnGideon (name, from Judges 6:11 onward); also written 基甸

Characters that look like 恩

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)
• 票piàoticket; ballot; banknote
• 思sīto think; to consider
• 患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune
• 悉xīin all cases; know
• 恳kěnearnest

Sounds the same

Read ēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 嗯(a groaning sound)
• 蒽anthracene