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