癮 (jan5 | yin3) : addiction; habitual craving

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癮

jan5

yin3

[1] [n] addiction; habitual craving [2] strong interest (in a sport or pastime)

Stroke count: 22

Level: 4

Radical: 疒 (#104)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

癮 / 瘾

This word has been viewed 10085 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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打機癮 daa2 gei1 jan5 da3 ji1 yin3 = video game addiction 粵

網癮 mong5 jan5 wang3 yin3 = internet addiction

煙癮 jin1 jan5 = smoking habit/addiction

酒癮 zau2 jan5 = drinking habit/addiction

成癮 sing4 jan5 = dependence

冇癮 mou5 jan5 mao3 yin3 = dull; feeling awkward 粵

爛癮 laan6 jan5 = having a strong addiction (e.g., to a hobby) 粵

冇釐癮頭 mou5 lei4 jan5 tau4 = bored; disappointed 粵

有癮 jau5 jan5 you3 yin3 = to be addicted to; to have formed a habit

吊癮 diu3 jan5 diao4 yin3 = cold turkey
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 癮
Unicode code for this character: U+766E (off-site link)

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