嫌(xián)

HSK 613 strokes

to dislike

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Character information

Pinyin
xián
Meaning
to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嫌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女兼

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

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

Made of

女nǚ兼jiān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嫌 step by step

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

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Words with 嫌

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

xián嫌qì弃
HSK 7-9

to regard with disdain; to shun

Open 嫌弃 page →
xián嫌yí疑
HSK 7-9

suspicion

Open 嫌疑 page →
shè涉xián嫌
HSK 7-9

to be a suspect (in a crime)

Open 涉嫌 page →
zhǔ主xián嫌

prime, key or main suspect (law)

Open 主嫌 page →
xiōng凶xián嫌

alleged killer (or attacker); suspect in a case of violent crime

Open 凶嫌 page →
qián前xián嫌

former hatred; bygone enmity

Open 前嫌 page →
xián嫌wù恶

to loathe

Open 嫌恶 page →
xián嫌fàn犯

criminal suspect

Open 嫌犯 page →

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 嫌’s common words

弃疑涉主凶前恶犯

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