• to dislike, to detest, to avoid, to shun;

Etymology

Formed as a phono-semantic compound:

女 (woman, female) provides the semantic component;

兼 (to combine, to unite) provides the phonetic element.

Semantic range:

- to dislike or be averse to someone/something (싫어하다);

- to shun, avoid, or keep away from (꺼리다);

- to suspect, to harbor resentment (in some contexts).

Usage in Korean

혐오 (嫌惡) — hatred, disgust

혐의 (嫌疑) — suspicion, charge

혐오감 (嫌惡感) — feeling of repulsion, disgust

혐색 (嫌色) — dislike of certain colors (rare/archaic usage)

싫어할
sireohal
hyeom
Kangxi radical:38, + 10
Strokes:13
Unicode:U+5ACC
Cangjie input:
  • 女廿難金 (VTXC)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 女 兼

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