奸(jiān)

HSK 7-96 strokes

wicked

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Character information

Pinyin
jiān
Meaning
wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 奸
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 奸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女干

In this compound, the meaning comes from 女 (woman); 干 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

女nǚ干gān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 奸 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 奸

Common words using 奸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiān奸zhà诈
HSK 7-9

treachery

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jiān㚻奸奸

variant of 鸡奸

nèi内jiān奸

undiscovered traitor; enemy within one's own ranks

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jiān奸rén人

crafty scoundrel; villain

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zuò作jiān奸fàn犯kē科

to flout the law

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jiān奸shāng商

profiteer; crooked merchant

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jiān奸chén臣

a treacherous court official

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gū姑xī息yǎng养jiān奸

to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child

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From 奸’s common words

诈内人作犯科商臣

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