厌

厭
yàn
#1,631 most
frequent character
(bound form) to loathe

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

厌 has 厂 cliff as the meaning part. 犬 is now empty; it was shortened from 猒 yàn, the old sound part. It first meant to press down or oppress, then grew to being disgusted with something and to loathing. Simplified Chinese writes 厌 for 厭, dropping the left side.

厌 as a component in other characters

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Homophones

验yàn
to examine, to test, to check

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