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嫌

Character

嫌 xián

HSK 6Character

to dislike something or think it is not good enough (as in 嫌弃)

Radical
女
Strokes
13
Structure
Left–right
Parts
女 兼
Traditional
嫌
Frequency
#1915 most common character
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Meaning

xián

xian2
  1. to dislike something or think it is not good enough (as in 嫌弃)
  2. suspicion; when people think someone did something bad (as in 嫌疑)

Examples

  • 我嫌这双鞋太大。

    wǒ xián zhè shuāng xié tài dà

    I don't like these shoes because they are too big.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 警察说他没有嫌疑。

    jǐng chá shuō tā méi yǒu xián yí

    The police do not think he did it.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 13 strokes

Speed

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Words with 嫌

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