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奸 jiān

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奸 jiān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiān | jian1
English translation
crafty, dishonest, selfish; evil, villainous; adultery

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About 奸 jiān

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

奸 jiān

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of 奸 jiān

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰女干

Semantic compound

女 nǚ

Phonetic compound

干 gān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 女 nǚ represents the meaning and 干 gān represents the sound. Simplified form of 姦 jiān .

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Example sentences using 奸 jiān

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她 tā 很 hěn 容易 róngyì 地 de 让 ràng 奸商 jiān shāng 敲 qiāo 了 le 竹 zhú .

She was easy prey for dishonest salesmen.

他 tā 是 shì 个 gè 老 lǎo 奸商 jiān shāng .

He was a foxy old trader.

有人 yǒu rén 揭发 jiē fā 他 tā 就是 jiù shì 个 gè 奸夫 jiān fū 和 hé 白痴 bái chī 。

He has simply been exposed as an adulterer and a fool.

总统 zǒngtǒng 谈及 tán jí 了 le 敌人 dírén 的 de 奸诈 jiān zhà 用心 yòng xīn 。

The President spoke of the treacherous intentions of the enemy.

我们 wǒmen 不想 bù xiǎng 看上去 kàn shang qu 像 xiàng 一帮奸商 jiān shāng 。

We don't want to look like a bunch of cowboys.

Words with 奸 jiān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
强奸 qiáng jiān to rape強姦
奸 jiān wicked奸 jiān
汉奸 hàn jiān traitor (to China)漢奸
内奸 nèi jiān undiscovered traitor內奸
强奸犯 qiáng jiān fàn rapist強姦犯
通奸 tōng jiān adultery通姦
奸商 jiān shāng profiteer奸商 jiān shāng
奸情 jiān qíng adultery姦情
鸡奸 jī jiān sodomy雞奸
强奸罪 qiáng jiān zuì rape強姦罪
奸细 jiān xi a spy奸細
轮奸 lún jiān to gang rape輪姦
奸诈 jiān zhà treachery奸詐
捉奸 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)捉姦
奸淫 jiān yín fornication姦淫
奸笑 jiān xiào evil smile奸笑 jiān xiào
奸杀 jiān shā to rape and murder姦殺
奸臣 jiān chén a treacherous court official奸臣 jiān chén
狼狈为奸 láng bèi wéi jiān villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)狼狽為奸
奸夫 jiān fū male adulterer奸夫 jiān fū
奸人 jiān rén villain奸人 jiān rén
奸污 jiān wū to rape姦污
奸计 jiān jì evil plan奸計
诱奸 yòu jiān to seduce (into sex)誘姦
奸佞 jiān nìng crafty and fawning奸佞 jiān nìng

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