奸 (jiān): wicked, crafty, traitor
奸 (jiān) is a Chinese character meaning “wicked.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 干 (phonetic). It ranks #1965 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 奸 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- wicked
- crafty
- traitor
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 强奸 | qiáng jiān | to rape |
| 强奸犯 | qiáng jiān fàn | rapist |
| 通奸 | tōng jiān | adultery |
| 内奸 | nèi jiān | undiscovered traitor |
| 鸡奸 | jī jiān | variant of 雞姦|鸡奸[ji1 jian1] |
| 奸情 | jiān qíng | adultery |
| 奸杀 | jiān shā | to rape and murder |
| 捉奸 | zhuō jiān | to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations) |
| 奸细 | jiān xi | a spy |
| 强奸罪 | qiáng jiān zuì | rape |
| 奸诈 | jiān zhà | treachery |
| 轮奸 | lún jiān | to gang rape |
| 奸夫 | jiān fū | male adulterer |
| 奸笑 | jiān xiào | evil smile |
| 狼狈为奸 | láng bèi wéi jiān | villains collude together (idiom) |
奸 appears in 59 compound words: 51 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 奸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
to act in collusion with each other; to work hand in glove with somebody (to nefarious ends)
to be extremely cunning and crafty; to be a wily old fox; to be an old hand at trickery and deception
to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
to act in collusion with each other; to work hand in glove with somebody (to nefarious ends)
to be extremely cunning and crafty; to be a wily old fox; to be an old hand at trickery and deception
Example Sentences
她是一位坚强的奸性，独自抚养两个孩子。
tā shì yī wèi jiān qiáng de jiān xìng , dú zì fǔ yǎng liǎng gě hái zǐ .
She is a strong-willed woman raising two children on her own.
消防员迷奸女友人判囚8年半 法官认为对受害者无悔意...
xiāo fáng yuán mí jiān nǚ yǒu rén pàn qiú 8 nián bàn fǎ guān rèn wéi duì shòu hài zhě wú huǐ yì . . .
两工程师涉奸酒醉女 首被告向友称犯咗错 提及有人推开...
liǎng gōng chéng shī shè jiān jiǔ zuì nǚ shǒu bèi gào xiàng yǒu chèn fàn 咗 cuò tí jí yǒu rén tuī kāi . . .
Two engineers accused of raping an intoxicated woman; the first defendant told a friend he had made a mistake and mentioned that someone had pushed her away...
与小女友酒店幽会被检举 青年涉强奸遭警逮捕
yǔ xiǎo nǚ yǒu jiǔ diàn yōu huì bèi jiǎn jǔ qīng nián shè qiáng jiān zāo jǐng dǎi bǔ
Young man arrested by police on suspicion of rape after being reported for having a secret rendezvous with his girlfriend at a hotel
消防员涉奸女友人 事主称喝白酒觉晕醒来得悉搞咗嘢 ...
xiāo fáng yuán shè jiān nǚ yǒu rén shì zhǔ chèn hē bái jiǔ jué yūn xǐng lái dé xī gǎo 咗 嘢 . . .
Firefighter involved in rape with girlfriend The victim said he was drinking liquor and woke up to find out something was wrong...
据说他的父亲曾经是汉奸。
Jùshuō tā de fùqīn céngjīng shì hànjiān.
Supposedly, his father once betrayed China.
他认为我们当中有一个奸细。
Tā rènwéi wǒmen dāngzhōng yǒu yī gè jiānxi.
He believes that there is a spy among us.
这是曹操的奸计。
Zhè shì Cáo Cāo de jiānjì.
This is Cao Cao's trickery.
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