衅

xìn

quarrel · dispute

Radical: 血 Strokes: 11

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Character Decomposition

衅=血+半

Etymology

blood

Meanings

quarrel

dispute

a blood sacrifice (arch.)

xìn

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Words with 衅 93 total

clash on the frontier · border conflict边衅biān xìn to provoke; provocation挑衅tiǎo xìn

Idioms with 衅 9 total

lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom) · fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points · to look for the Achilles' heel观衅伺隙guān xìn sì xì