嫌
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xián · to hate, to detest

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HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #5973
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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 嫌

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Example sentences

Notice where 嫌 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ bù xián qì tā men.我不嫌弃他们。

I don't dislike them.

Source: Tatoeba #7468477 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xián yí rén shì yí wèi bái rén nǚ xìng.嫌疑人是一位白人女性。

The suspect is a caucasian female.

Source: Tatoeba #8842856 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liǎng gè zhēn tàn gēn zhe xián yí rén.两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。

Two detectives followed the suspect.

Source: Tatoeba #334839 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì bèi jǐng chá rèn wéi yǒu xián yí de nán zǐ.這是被警察認爲有嫌疑的男子。

This is the man who's suspected by the police.

Source: Tatoeba #5558530 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xián yí fàn mù qián xìng bié bù míng.嫌疑犯目前性别不明。

The suspect's gender is currently unknown.

Source: Tatoeba #10058497 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jǐng fāng dǎi bǔ le xián yí rén.警方逮捕了嫌疑人。

The police arrested the suspect.

Source: Tatoeba #842395 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 嫌 in context

  1. Say xián, then recall the core meaning: to hate, to detest.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 涉嫌 (shè xián), meaning “to be a suspect”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 嫌 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.