嫌 - xián - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 6 - Hard
13 strokes
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

嫌

xián

Definition

to dislike
suspicion
resentment
enmity
abbr. for 嫌犯
criminal suspect

Character Decomposition

Related words (25)

to loathe

to avoid sb (out of dislike); to turn one's back on sb; to ignore

suspicion

grievance; hatred

hatred

to loathe; to abhor; hatred; revulsion

嫌犯

xián fàn

suspect; criminal suspect

suspicion

suspicion; to have suspicions

嫌隙

xián xì

hostility; animosity; suspicion

a suspect

a suspect

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

主嫌

zhǔ xián

prime, key or main suspect (law)

前嫌

qián xián

former hatred; bygone enmity

夙嫌

sù xián

old grudge; long-standing resentment

引嫌

yǐn xián

to avoid arousing suspicions

涉嫌

shè xián

to be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of

稍嫌

shāo xián

more than one would wish; somewhat; a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)

suspected thief (Tw)

disagreeable; hateful; a pain in the neck

避嫌

bì xián

to avoid arousing suspicion

(criminal) suspect

unpleasant; disagreeable

挑肥嫌瘦

tiāo féi xián shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

Idioms (2)

嫌貧愛富

xián pín ài fù

to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom); snobbish

盡釋前嫌

jìn shì qián xián

to forget former enmity (idiom)

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