嫌 xián to hate
to hate; to detest; to suspect; to dislike; suspicion
How to remember 嫌: 女 woman + 兼 both = to hate. Grandma, a woman who knows her mind, tries both of the new vegan sausages and decides to hate them equally.
Component breakdown
嫌 = 女 woman + 兼 both
- 女 woman
- 兼 both
Grandma, a woman who knows her mind, tries both of the new vegan sausages and decides to hate them equally.
How it is used
- To dislike/find fault with (because it falls short) - 嫌贵 (xián guì) think it's too expensive, 嫌麻烦 (xián máfan) can't be bothered, 嫌弃 (xiánqì) to spurn/disdain.
- The pattern 嫌 + adjective = 'to mind that it's too ~': 嫌房间太小 (xián fángjiān tài xiǎo).
- Also 'suspicion': 嫌疑 (xiányí) suspicion, 涉嫌 (shèxián) be suspected of, 嫌犯 (xiánfàn) suspect.