嫌

xián

x+ián·2nd tone

to dislike · suspicion

Radical: 女 Strokes: 13 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑

Same radical

女如好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇

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Character Decomposition

嫌=女+兼

Etymology

woman

Meanings

to dislike

suspicion

resentment

enmity

abbr. for 嫌犯 xián fàn, criminal suspect

xián

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Words with 嫌 92 total

to avoid arousing suspicion避嫌bì xián former hatred · bygone enmity前嫌qián xián to forget bad feelings; to mend a relationship释嫌shì xián to be a suspect (in a crime) · to be suspected of涉嫌shè xián to avoid arousing suspicions引嫌yǐn xián suspicion嫌猜xián cāi to loathe · to abhor · hatred · revulsion嫌恶xián wù hatred嫌恨xián hèn suspicion嫌忌xián jì to regard with disdain; to shun嫌弃xián qì hostility · animosity嫌隙xián xì to loathe嫌厌xián yàn suspicion · to have suspicions嫌疑xián yí grievance · hatred嫌怨xián yuàn disagreeable · hateful · a pain in the neck讨嫌tǎo xián

Idioms with 嫌 13 total Chain

to forget former enmity (idiom)尽释前嫌jìn shì qián xián

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