厌

yàn

yànspelled as ian · 4th tone — spelling rules

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

Radical: 厂 Strokes: 6

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

原历压厉厚厅厂厄厘厮厨厕

Same radical

原历压厉厚厅厂厄厘厮厨厕厢厥厦

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Character Decomposition

厌=厂+犬

Etymology

cliff

Meanings

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

(literary) to satiate; to satisfy

yàn

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Words with 厌 143 total

epiglottis会厌huì yàn not to tire of · not to object to不厌bù yàn to disgust · to pall · fed up · tedious · cloying · boring · irritating生厌shēng yàn bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth厌烦yàn fán

Idioms with 厌 33 total Chain

to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)百读不厌bǎi dú bù yàn (idiom) deception is justified in war兵不厌诈bīng bù yàn zhà not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) · to take great pains · to be very patient不厌其烦bù yàn qí fán not feel annoyed (or bored) to tell (or narrate) in full detail · dwell at great length不厌其详bù yàn qí xiáng