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厌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
厌 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

厌 Stroke Order — How to Write 厌

Stroke Order

厌 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 厂, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

厌 Radical and Character Components

Components:厂犬

厌 is a phono-semantic compound: 厂 (cliff) carries the meaning, while 犬 indicates the sound.

Radical: 厂 + 4 more strokes

厌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yàn

Meanings of 厌 in Chinese

1

yàn厌

To dislike, detest, be weary of, or be fed up with.
她厌倦了城市的喧嚣，渴望回到宁静的乡村。
She was weary of the city's noise and longed to return to the peaceful countryside.
to be satisfied; to be content (often used in the negative to imply insatiability)
他总是贪得无厌，从不满足。
He is always insatiably greedy and never satisfied.

Common Words and Phrases with 厌

1
yàn厌bó薄
To despise; to look down upon.
她对那些背后搬弄是非的人深感厌薄。
She deeply detests and despises those who gossip and sow discord behind people's backs.
2
yàn厌wù恶
To feel strong dislike or aversion for something or someone; to detest or abhor.
她对欺骗和谎言感到深深的厌恶。
She felt a deep loathing for deception and lies.
3
yàn厌fán烦
to be bored with; to be sick of
她厌烦了每天吃同样的食物，决定尝试一些新菜
She grew tired of eating the same food every day and decided to try some new dishes.
4
yàn厌hèn恨
to detest and hate bitterly
我对他那种不负责任的态度感到厌恨。
I detest his irresponsible attitude.
5
yàn厌juàn倦
To be tired of or bored with something; to feel weary or fed up.
他对日复一日的办公室生活感到厌倦。
He is tired of the day-to-day office life.
6
yàn厌nì腻
To be weary of or disgusted with something, often due to monotony or overexposure.
他对每天重复的工作感到厌腻。
He feels fed up with the repetitive work every day.
7
yàn厌qì气
Annoying or tiresome; causing vexation or boredom.
这部电影剧情拖沓，看得人有点厌气
The plot of this movie is dragging, making people feel a bit annoyed and bored.
8
yàn厌qì弃
to detest and reject; to dislike and abandon
他厌弃了都市的喧嚣，向往乡村的宁静。
He grew weary of the city's hustle and bustle, longing for the tranquility of the countryside.
9
yàn厌shì世
world-weary; pessimistic and weary of human society
他沉浸在悲伤中，对一切都感到厌世。
He was immersed in sadness, feeling world-weary about everything.

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Idioms with 厌

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Questions about 厌

What does 厌 mean in Chinese?

厌 (yàn) means “To dislike” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 厌?

厌 is pronounced yàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 厌 have?

厌 has 6 strokes.

How do you write 厌?

厌 is written in 6 strokes, starting from the radical 厂. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 厌?

The radical of 厌 is 厂, and 厌 is a phono-semantic compound.