厌

厭

yàn

厂 + 犬

Definitions

yàn (verb) to dislike; to loathe

yàn (adjective) tired of; fed up with

Etymology

Simplified form of 厭. Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 猒 represents the sound.

Semantic: 厂 Phonetic: 犬

About

厌 is the simplified form of the traditional 厭, which is a phonosemantic compound: the cliff radical 厂 gives the meaning, and 猒 gives the sound. The 猒 component shows a dog (犬) eating meat (月), originally meaning satiated with food. In the simplified character, 厂 remains, but the intricate lower part, combining dog and meat, is reduced to just 犬. Over time, because excessive consumption naturally leads to revulsion, the character's primary meaning shifted from 'satiated' to 'to feel disgust, aversion, or weariness toward something'.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我讨厌下雨。

Wǒ tǎoyàn xià yǔ.

I dislike rainy days.

他厌恶说谎的人。

Tā yànwù shuōhuǎng de rén.

He detests people who lie.

孩子们厌烦了漫长的旅途。

Háizimen yànfán le màncháng de lǚtú.

The children are tired of the long journey.

她对这种食物感到厌倦。

Tā duì zhè zhǒng shíwù gǎndào yànjuàn.

She feels weary of this kind of food.

学习不应令人厌烦。

Xuéxí bù yīng lìng rén yànfán.

Learning should not be boring.

长期的工作使他产生厌倦情绪。

Chángqī de gōngzuò shǐ tā chǎnshēng yànjuàn qíngxù.

Long-term work has made him feel weary.

厌恶感往往源于误解。

Yànwù gǎn wǎngwǎng yuán yú wùjiě.

Disgust often stems from misunderstanding.

对于重复的任务，她很快就厌烦了。

Duìyú chóngfù de rènwù, tā hěn kuài jiù yànfán le.

For repetitive tasks, she quickly became bored.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 厂

Component: 犬

厌