狠 Stroke Order

狠 (hěn) 形 (Adjective) 1. Fierce, cruel. (E.g., 凶狠, 凶残) 2. To stifle grief forcibly. (E.g., 狠着心把泪止住) 3. Sternly. (E.g., 狠批他一顿) 4. To exert oneself fully. (E.g., 狠劲, 狠抓学习) 5. Same as "很". (E.g., 非常) 动 (Verb) 1. To make a firm decision. (E.g., 下定决心) 2. To eat. (E.g., 吃) 副 (Adverb) 1. Very; same as "很". (E.g., 非常) 2. Quite; relatively. (E.g., 颇, 相当) Examples: 1. 凶恶，残忍：心狠。狠戾（恶毒凶暴）。 Cruel and fierce: cruel heart. Ferocious (evil and violent). 2. 勉强地抑制住难过的心情：狠着心把泪止住。 Forcibly suppressing sad emotions: stifling tears. 3. 严厉地：狠批他一顿。 Sternly: harshly criticize him. 4. 全力以赴：狠劲。狠抓学习。 Exerting oneself fully: putting in a lot of effort. Focus fully on studying. 5. 同“很”： Same as "很". 2. 有能耐的，有本领的：真是个过日子的狠手。 Able; really good at managing life. 3. 坚决：狠抓不正之风。狠命（用尽全力）。 Firm/Resilient: resolutely tackle misconduct. To give it your all. 动 (Verb) 下定决心：老舍《骆驼祥子》：他爱钱如命，可是为维持事情，不得不狠了心。 Make a firm decision: Lao She in "Camel Xiangzi": He loves money as if it were life, but to maintain connection, he had to make a hard decision. 吃：两人登时狠了七碗。 To eat: The two of them quickly ate seven bowls. 副 (Adverb) 非常：这家子远得狠哩！ Very: This family is very far away! 颇，相当：起孟说过想译一篇小说，篇幅是狠短的，可是现在还未寄来。 Quite; fairly: Qi Meng mentioned wanting to translate a novel, which is quite short but has not yet arrived.