奸

jiān

j+iān·1st tone

wicked · crafty

Radical: 女 Strokes: 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

女如好威委妇妙娘奴婆姑婚

Same radical

女如好威委妇妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇始

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Character Decomposition

奸=女+干

Etymology

woman

Meanings

wicked

crafty

traitor

jiān

to fornicate

to defile

adultery

rape

jiān

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Words with 奸 266 total

to rape逼奸bī jiān a treacherous court official · a minister who conspires against the state奸臣jiān chén a clique of traitors奸党jiān dǎng crafty and evil奸恶jiān è male adulterer奸夫jiān fū a treacherous official · a mandarin who conspires against the state奸官jiān guān evil plan · evil schemes奸计jiān jì devious · cunning奸狡jiān jiǎo

Idioms with 奸 52 total Chain

see through somebody's treachery (or tricks) · know one's villainy fully洞烛其奸dòng zhú qí jiān (idiom) to expose hidden villains and uncover concealed crimes; fig. to bring to light secret wrongdoing发奸擿伏fā jiān tì fú

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