嫌

xián
HSK 6
#1,823 most
frequent character
to dislike, suspicion, resentment
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

嫌 has 女 woman as its meaning part and 兼 jiān as the sound part. It first meant 'to doubt, be suspicious of', then grew to 'resentment' and 'to dislike'.

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Example Sentences

我常常嫌这里的天气太冷。
wǒ chángcháng xián zhèlǐ de tiānqì tài lěng 。
I often dislike the weather here because it's too cold.
她嫌我说话太慢。
tā xián wǒ shuōhuà tàimàn 。
She dislikes that I speak too slowly.
他对这个提议有些嫌疑。
tā duì zhègè tíyì yǒuxiē xiányí 。
He has some suspicion about this proposal.

Words with similar meanings

讨厌tǎoyàn
to hate; to find something annoying
This word conveys a stronger sense of dislike and annoyance compared to 嫌.
厌恶yànwù
to loathe; to detest
This term indicates a more intense feeling of dislike or aversion.

Homophones

HSK 4
咸xián
salty
HSK 6
弦xián
bow string, string of musical instrument
闲xián
not busy, idle, unoccupied, leisure
贤xián
worthy or virtuous person

Words Starting With 嫌

嫌疑xián yí
suspicion; (be) suspected (of)

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