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嫌
xián
1. to dislike
2. suspicion
3. resentment
4. enmity
5. abbr. for [[嫌犯<xiánfàn>]], criminal suspect
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

嫌
xián
to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

主嫌
zhǔxián
prime, key or main suspect (law)
嫌犯
xiánfàn
criminal suspect
嫌猜
xiáncāi
suspicion
嫌疑
xiányí
suspicion
HSK 6
嫌隙
xiánxì
hostility
引嫌
yǐnxián
to avoid arousing suspicions
涉嫌
shèxián
to be a suspect (in a crime)
稍嫌
shāoxián
more than one would wish
窃嫌
qièxián
suspected thief (Tw)
讨嫌
tǎoxián
disagreeable
避嫌
bìxián
to avoid arousing suspicion
前嫌
qiánxián
former hatred
夙嫌
sùxián
old grudge
嫌厌
xiányàn
to loathe
嫌忌
xiánjì
suspicion
嫌怨
xiányuàn
grievance
嫌恨
xiánhèn
hatred
嫌恶
xiánwù
to loathe
嫌弃
xiánqì
to avoid sb (out of dislike)
嫌疑犯
xiányífàn
a suspect

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,825
Word Frequency Rank
4,849 of 84,292

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