厌 yàn — satisfied; dislike · English

厌

yàn

satisfied; dislike

At a glance · 厌

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

繁体「厭」从厂，猒声，本义为饱足、满足。简体「厌」同。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为满足，后多表厌恶。

Structure

形声字，从厂（意符，覆压），猒（yàn）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinyàn

Radical厂

Strokes6

UnicodeU+538C

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English satisfied; dislike Originally satisfied; now often to dislike.

Français rassasié; détester À l’origine rassasié ; aujourd’hui détester.

Español saciado; detestar Originalmente saciado ; hoy detestar.

العربية شبعان؛ يكره كان يعني شبعان؛ واليوم «يكره».

Русский сытый; ненавидеть Изначально сытый; ныне — не любить.

Common words

讨厌tǎo yànhate
厌yànbe sick of

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