厌 (yàn): (bound form) to loathe, to be fed up with, (literary) to satiate, to satisfy
厌 (yàn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to loathe.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厂 (semantic) and 犬 (phonetic). It ranks #1622 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 厌 cliff. Its radical form 厂 (cliff) appears in many related characters such as 原 (yuán, former), 厂 (chǎng, factory), 历 (lì, to experience).
Definitions
- (bound form) to loathe
- to be fed up with
- (literary) to satiate
- to satisfy
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 厌
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 厌倦verb | yàn juàn | to be weary of |
| 厌恶verb | yàn wù | to loathe |
| 厌烦verb | yàn fán | bored |
| 厌食症noun | yàn shí zhèng | anorexia |
| 贪得无厌phrase | tān dé wú yàn | avaricious and insatiable (idiom) |
| 不厌其烦phrase | bù yàn qí fán | not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) |
| 厌世verb | yàn shì | world-weary |
| 会厌noun | huì yàn | epiglottis |
| 厌食verb | yàn shí | anorexia |
| 喜新厌旧phrase | xǐ xīn yàn jiù | lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom) |
| 百听不厌phrase | bǎi tīng bù yàn | worth hearing a hundred times |
| 厌弃verb | yàn qì | to spurn |
| 贪婪无厌phrase | tān lán wú yàn | avaricious and insatiable (idiom) |
| 学而不厌phrase | xué ér bù yàn | study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects) |
| 女性厌恶 | nǚ xìng yàn wù | misogyny |
厌 appears in 48 compound words: 38 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 23 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 厌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
to love the new and loathe the old; to be fickle in affection (usually said of men)
to love the new and loathe the old; to be fickle in affection (usually said of men)
Example Sentences
他从不厌倦学习，每天都充满热情地阅读新书。
Tā cóng bù yānjuan xuéxí, měitiān dōu chōngmǎn rèqíng de yuèdú xīn shū.
He never tires of learning and reads new books with enthusiasm every day.
黄暐瀚被酸“洗地”喊讨厌在野!徐巧芯反呛:他只捧某一方
huáng 暐 hàn bèi suān xǐ dì hǎn tǎo yàn zài yě ! xú qiǎo xīn fǎn qiàng : tā zhī pěng mǒu yī fāng
Huang Weihan was criticized for "whitewashing" the issue and called "unpopular among the opposition"! Hsu Chiao-hsin fired back: "He only supports one side."
盟国变心?—英加法德民调结果 讨厌特朗普觉中国更可靠占多数
méng guó biàn xīn ? — yīng jiā fǎ dé mín diào jié guǒ tǎo yàn tè lǎng pǔ jué zhōng guó gēng kě kào zhàn duō shǔ
Are Allies Changing Their Minds?—Polls in the UK, Canada, France, and Germany Show a Majority Dislikes Trump and Views China as More Reliable
“和平委员会秒变厌恶和平” 陆官媒发影片讽美以攻伊
hé píng wěi yuán huì miǎo biàn yàn è hé píng lù guān méi fā yǐng piàn fěng měi yǐ gōng yī
"The peace committee became peace-averse in seconds" Lu official media released a video satirizing the United States and Israel to attack Iraq
...纳撼动美新闻界!川普势力拿下CNN恐裁他厌恶主播
. . . nà hàn dòng měi xīn wén jiè ! chuān pǔ shì lì ná xià C N N kǒng cái tā yàn è zhǔ bō
... Shake up the American press! Trump's forces take over CNN, fearing that he will be laid off for his hatred of anchors
罗淑佩称景点一成不变旅客难免生厌 盼做到乐而忘返、念念不忘
luó 淑 pèi chèn jǐng diǎn yī chéng bù biàn lǚ kè nán miǎn shēng yàn pàn zuò dào lè ér wàng fǎn niàn niàn bù wàng
Luo Shupe stated that attractions that remain unchanged inevitably bore visitors. She hopes to create experiences so delightful that visitors lose track of time and leave with lasting memories.
讨厌！轮胎爆了！
Tǎoyàn! lúntāi bào le!
Shit! I've got a flat.
我厌倦了她的抱怨。
Wǒ yànjuàn le tā de bàoyuàn.
I'm tired of her complaints.
汤姆讨厌在禁烟区吸烟的人。
Tāngmǔ tǎoyàn zài jìnyānqū xīyān de rén.
Tom doesn't like people who smoke in no smoking areas.
萨米非常讨厌蕾拉。
Sà mǐ fēicháng tǎoyàn lěi lā.
Sami hates Layla so much.
Character Family
厂 Radical Family — Characters sharing the cliff radical
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