厌 (yàn) — to detest; to loathe; to be sick of; to be fed up with
Definition
A strong, written/formal verb meaning 'to loathe / be deeply sick of' — stronger and more literary than 讨厌 (tǎoyàn). Often pairs with abstract or prolonged things: 学习, 生活, 这种重复的工作.
verb
to detestto loatheto be sick ofto be fed up with
Examples
- 厌。Tā cóng xiǎo jiù yàn xué.He has been sick of studying since childhood.
- 厌。Wǒ duì zhè zhǒng chóng fù de gōng zuò yǐ jīng hěn yàn le.I'm already fed up with this kind of repetitive work.
- 。Tā kàn qǐ lái duì shēng huó gǎn dào yàn fán.She looks fed up with life.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 厭; 厌 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
猒
猒yàn厭yàn
Same sound today
The traditional form 厭 combines 厂 as the meaning part with 猒 as the sound part; the simplified 厌 is a later abbreviation.
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