瘾 yǐn addiction
addiction; rash; craving
How to remember 瘾: 疒 illness + 隐 to hide = addiction. He calls his gaming a hobby, not an illness, and tries to hide his phone under the pillow, but his whole family can see the addiction.
Component breakdown
瘾 = 疒 illness + 隐 to hide
- 疒 illness
- 隐 to hide
He calls his gaming a hobby, not an illness, and tries to hide his phone under the pillow, but his whole family can see the addiction.
How it is used
- An addiction/craving - 上瘾 (shàngyǐn) to get addicted/hooked, 毒瘾 (dúyǐn) drug addiction, 烟瘾 (yānyǐn) a nicotine craving.
- 过瘾 (guòyǐn) is the positive flip: to satisfy a craving / be a real thrill - 玩得很过瘾 (wán de hěn guòyǐn) to have a blast.