嫌 (xián)

to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], c

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 兼 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“嫌,不平於心也。一曰疑也。从女,兼聲。”

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