Origin

This character combines a heart radical on the left, which marks it as a feeling or emotion, with a sound-hint component on the right that suggests the pronunciation "kon." The heart element makes sense for emotions like regret and resentment—feelings that arise in the chest and mind. Together, the two parts create a character that expresses the bitter, persistent feeling of bearing a grudge or wishing something had gone differently.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).