Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

hắn

[han˧˦]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) he/him; she/her

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

anh ấy

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Đi kêu hắn về cho tau!Go get him back here!

Tụi hắn cứ đánh chắc hoài!Those idiots keep fighting again and again!

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) he/him

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

anh ấy

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(pronoun) he/him, my boyfriend

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

anh ấy, bạn trai của tôi

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What does “hắn” mean?

(pronoun) he/him; she/her

Is “hắn” formal or informal?

hắn is generally informal; connotation: offensive or derogatory to many.