how to pronounce хрен

/xrʲen/

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хрен is pronounced in one syllable

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rʲ

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An example use of хрен in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… было и было типа ну и ладно хрен с ним …”

meanings of хрен

noun:

Old fart.
Prick, asshole (a term of contempt for a man).
Horseradish (plant, condiment).
Prick (penis); used as a general curse.

хрен frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word хрен occurs in russian on average 9.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.