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嫌 xián

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嫌 xián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xián | xian2
English translation
to dislike
suspicion
resentment
enmity
abbr. for 嫌犯 xián fàn [xián fàn], criminal suspect
to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect

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About 嫌 xián

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HSK level

6

Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

嫌 xián

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of 嫌 xián

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰女兼

Semantic compound

女 nǚ

Phonetic compound

兼 jiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 女 nǚ represents the meaning and 兼 jiān represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 嫌 xián

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一 yī 天天 tiān tiān 过去 guòqu ,哈里 Hā lǐ 代 dài 的 de 评论 pínglùn 越来越 yuè lái yuè 肆无忌惮 sìwújìdàn ,越来越讨人 rén 嫌 xián ,越来越 yuè lái yuè 阴 Yīn 损 sǔn 了 le .

Halliday's comments grew daily more and more sparklingly disagreeable and disparaging.

这 zhè 篇 piān 文章 wénzhāng 内容 nèiróng 不错 bù cuò , 只是 zhǐ shì 文字 wénzì 略 lüè 嫌罗唆 suō .

The article is good in content, only it's a bit wordy.

这些 zhè xiē 人 rén 因 yīn 涉嫌 shè xián 犯 fàn 有 yǒu 夜盗罪 zuì 而 ér 被 bèi 拘留 jūliú .

The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary.

他 tā 的 de 诗篇 shī piān 虽然 suīrán 庄严 zhuāngyán 巧妙 qiǎomiào , 却 què 有 yǒu 猜 cāi 迷 mí 之 zhī 嫌 xián .

His poems, despite their dignity and felicity, have an air of charade.

你 nǐ 不 bù 嫌 xián 我们 wǒmen 在 zài 这里 zhè lǐ 抽烟 chōuyān 吧 bā ?

You don't mind us smoking here, do you?

Words with 嫌 xián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
嫌疑人 xián yí rén a suspect嫌疑人 xián yí rén
嫌犯 xián fàn criminal suspect嫌犯 xián fàn
涉嫌 shè xián to be suspected of涉嫌 shè xián
嫌 xián to dislike嫌 xián
嫌疑犯 xián yí fàn a suspect嫌疑犯 xián yí fàn
嫌疑 xiányí suspicion嫌疑 xiányí
嫌弃 xián qì to ignore嫌棄
前嫌 qián xián former hatred前嫌 qián xián
避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion避嫌 bì xián
稍嫌 shāo xián somewhat稍嫌 shāo xián
嫌恶 xián wù to loathe嫌惡
讨嫌 tǎo xián hateful討嫌
嫌贫爱富 xián pín aì fù snobbish嫌貧愛富
嫌隙 xián xì hostility嫌隙 xián xì
讨人嫌 tǎo rén xián unpleasant討人嫌
尽释前嫌 jìn shì qián xián to forget former enmity (idiom)盡釋前嫌
嫌怨 xián yuàn grievance嫌怨 xián yuàn
嫌忌 xián jì suspicion嫌忌 xián jì
嫌厌 xián yàn to loathe嫌厭
夙嫌 sù xián old grudge夙嫌 sù xián

嫌 xián Decomposition & Compounds

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嫌 xián Decomposition

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