恩 (jan1 | en1) : kindness; mercy; charity; favor; grace

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恩

jan1

en1

kindness; mercy; charity; favor; grace; gratitude

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

恩

Don't confuse with:
思

This word has been viewed 15370 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Oct 2013 15:52

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忘恩負義 mong4 jan1 fu6 ji6 wang4 en1 fu4 yi4 = ungrateful

恩將仇報 jan1 zoeng1 sau4 bou3 en1 jiang1 chou2 bao4 = ungrateful

感恩節 gam2 jan1 zit3 gan3 en1 jie2 = Thanksgiving

感恩 gam2 jan1 gan3 en1 = thanksgiving

恩典 jan1 din2 en1 dian3 = grace

梯恩梯 tai1 jan1 tai1 ti1 en1 ti1 = TNT (trinitrotoluene) as a loanword

救恩計劃 gau3 jan1 gai3 waak6 jiu4 en1 ji4 hua4 = plan of salvation

救恩 gau3 jan1 jiu4 en1 = salvation

恩愛 jan1 oi3 en1 ai4 = [adj] like mutal love between a husband and wife

恩情 jan1 cing4 en1 qing2 = deep affection

恩怨 jan1 jyun3 en1 yuan4 = (feeling of) resentment; (longstanding) grudge

恩人 jan1 jan4 en1 ren2 = person who has significantly helped someone else; benefactor

報恩 bou3 jan1 bao4 en1 = pay a debt of gratitude

一夜夫妻百日恩 jat1 je6 fu1 cai1 baak3 jat6 jan1 yi2 ye4 fu1 qi1 bai3 ri4 en1 = one night of a husband-wife relationship means the bond for all their life

謝恩 ze6 jan1 xie4 en1 = to thank a superior for a favor

恩惠 jan1 wai6 en1 hui4 = favor; kindness; grace; bounty; benefaction

恩賜 jan1 ci3 en1 ci4 = bestow (favours, charity, etc.); favour; charity

得人恩果千年記 dak1 jan4 jan1 gwo2 cin1 nin4 gei3 de2 ren2 en1 guo3 qian1 nian2 ji4 = to remember someone's favour to oneself for a 1000 years; to be grateful for what others have done for oneself

死亡恩恤金 sei2 mong4 jan1 seot1 gam1 si3 wang2 en1xu4 jin1 = death benefit

恩恤金 jan1 seot1 gam1 en1 xu4 jin1 = relief payment

恩待 jan1 doi6 en1 dai4 = treat favourably; show grace to

恩膏 jan1 gou1 en1 gao1 = anoint; annointing

有恩必報 jau5 jan1 bit1 bou3 you3 en1 bi4 bao4 = be sure to repay sb. for their kindness

施恩 si1 jan1 shi1 en1 = grant favours

周恩來 zau1 jan1 loi4 zhou1 en1 lai2 = Zhou Enlai

凱恩斯 hoi2 jan1 si1 = Cairns

波恩 bo1 jan1 bo1 en1 = Bonn

伯德雷恩圖書館 baak3 dak1 leoi4 jan1 tou4 syu1 gun2 bo2 de2 lei2 en1 tu2 shu1 guan3 = Bodleian Library (Oxford)

恩平 jan1 ping4 en1 ping2 = Enping (city in Guangdong)

恩施 jan1 si1 en1 shi1 = Enshi (city in Hubei)

恩施地區 jan1 si1 dei6 keoi1 en1 shi1 di4 qu1 = Enshi district (district in Hubei)

宣恩 syun1 jan1 xuan1 en1 = Xuan'en (place in Hubei)

克羅恩病 hak1 lo4 jan1 beng6 ke4 luo2 en1 bing4 = Crohn's disease

恩佑 jan1 jau6 en1 you4 = favour and protection

恩准 jan1 zeon2 en1 zhun3 = approval (granted by a king)

馬恩島 maa5 jan1 dou2 ma3 en1 dao3 = Isle of Man

伯恩斯 baak3 jan1 si1 bo2 en1 si1 = (Nicholas) Burns (US State Department spokesperson)

陳喬恩 can4 kiu4 jan1 chen2 qiao2 en1 = Joe Chen

官恩娜 gun1 jan1 naa4 guan1 en1 na4 = Ella Koon

何俐恩 ho4 lei6 jan1 he2 li4 en1 = Lillian Ho Li Yan (also 何嘉莉)

黎瑞恩 lai4 seoi6 jan1 li2 rui4 en1 = Vivian Lai

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Decimal representation of this word: 恩
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