瘾 (yǐn) — addiction, craving
Definition
瘾 (yǐn) means a strong, harmful addiction — stronger and more negative than 欲望 ('desire') or 嗜好 ('indulgent hobby'); it implies a dependency you struggle to quit, like 网瘾 or 酒瘾.
noun
addictioncraving
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Tā duì chōu yān yǒu yǐn.He has an addiction to smoking.
- 瘾。Zhè ge yǐn yǐ jīng yǐng xiǎng le tā de shēng huó.This addiction has already affected his life.
- 瘾。Tā zhèng zài nǔ lì jiè diào wǎng yǐn.She is trying hard to quit her internet addiction.
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 癮; 瘾 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
疒疒nè
Sound part声符shēngfú
隱
隱yǐn癮yǐn
Same sound today
The traditional form 癮 uses 疒 to show illness and 隱 for the sound; the simplified 瘾 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical sound part.
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