厭 meaning and stroke order
To dislike, to detest; to reject; to satiate
How to write 厭, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 厭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with
- (literary) to satiate; to satisfy
How 厭 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cliff.
厂 gives the meaning and 猒 hints at the sound.
Radical: 厂 (cliff), shared by 29 characters on this site.
How to remember 厭
厭 is built from 厂 (a cliff) as the meaning part and 猒 as the sound part. Picture someone stuffed so full under a cliff overhang that they are sick of eating, which links "satiated" with "fed up."
厭 is the traditional form. Most learners meet it as 厌 in simplified words like 讨厌 (tǎoyàn) and 厌倦 (yànjuàn), and it rarely stands alone in speech. Example: 我很討厭下雨天。(Wǒ hěn tǎoyàn xiàyǔ tiān.) I really dislike rainy days.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 厭 with 壓 (yā, to press), which has the same 厂 frame plus 猒 but adds 土 underneath. The two also have different tones: 厭 is fourth tone yàn, and 壓 is first tone yā.
Common words with 厭
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 討厭 | tǎoyàn | to dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome | HSK 5 |
| 厭倦 | yànjuàn | to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with | HSK 7-9 |
| 厭煩 | yànfán | bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth | HSK 7-9 |
| 厭惡 | yànwù | to loathe; to hate | |
| 討厭鬼 | tǎoyànguǐ | disgusting person; slob | |
| 討人厭 | tǎorényàn | horrid | |
| 貪得無厭 | tāndéwúyàn | avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied | |
| 惹人厭 | rěrényàn | annoying; disgusting |
Characters that contain 厭
Learning 厭 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 厭
How many strokes are in 厭?
厭 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 厭 mean?
厭 (yàn) means to dislike, to detest; to reject; to satiate. A common word with it is 讨厌 (tǎoyàn), meaning "to dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome".
How do you pronounce 厭?
厭 is pronounced yàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 厭?
The radical of 厭 is 厂, which carries the idea of "cliff". Dictionaries list 厭 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 厭?
厭 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 厌, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can 讨厌 describe a person or thing, not just a feeling?
Yes. 讨厌 works as a verb, "to dislike," and also as an adjective meaning "annoying." For example, 这个人很讨厌 (zhège rén hěn tǎoyàn) means "this person is annoying." Said playfully, 讨厌 can even be a teasing "oh, stop it."
How does 厭 mean both "to satisfy" and "to loathe"?
The literary sense is being full or satisfied. Having too much of something leads to being sick of it. The old sense survives in the idiom 贪得无厌 (tāndéwúyàn), "greedy and never satisfied."