嫌 (jim4 | xian2) : dislike; grudge; suspect

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嫌

jim4

xian2

[1] [v] dislike; complain of; be dissatisfied at
[2] [n] grudge; ill will; resentment
[3] [n] suspect; suspicion

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 女 (#38)

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

嫌

This word has been viewed 8012 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Feb 2011 09:56

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嫌三嫌四 jim4 saam1 jim4 sei3 xian2 san1 xian2 si4 = dislike this and that; be picky

嫌疑 jim4 ji4 xian2 yi2 = suspicion; be suspected of

涉嫌 sip3 jim4 she4 xian2 = to be a suspect (in a crime); under suspicion

嫌疑犯 jim4 ji4 faan6 = a suspect, alleged offender

嫌疑人 jim4 ji4 jan4 xian2 yi2 ren2 = a suspect

嫌錢腥 jim4 cin4*2 seng1 = not interested in money

嫌米貴 jim4 mai5 gwai3 = dead (an attempt to be funny as it says the person dislikes expensive rice)

嫌惡 jim4 wu3 xian2 wu4 = to hate

嫌犯 jim4 faan6*2 xian2 fan4 = criminal suspect

嫌棄 jim4 hei3 xian2 qi4 = to ignore someone; to give sb the cold-shoulder; antipathy toward sb
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Decimal representation of this word: 嫌
Unicode code for this character: U+5acc (off-site link)

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