Phonosemantic compound. 厂 represents the meaning and 猒 represents the sound. Original form of 壓 (press, push down), related to packed-earth construction of buildings (厂).
Components
Traditional (厭)
厂 Meaning component
hǎn cliff (radical)
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
The outer walls of buildings in premodern China were filled with earth that was packed down (壓). This is one of the cases where the forms of 广 (building) and 厂 (cliff) were used interchangeably to mean the same thing.
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Historical Evolution
厌
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
厌
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
厌
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
厌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
厌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
厌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
厌
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
厌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
厌 / 厭 [yàn]
to loathe
Japanese
- disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
- unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
- no!; quit it!; stop!
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (45)
讨厌 [tǎoyàn] #582
to dislike
厌倦 [yànjuàn] #3,007
to be weary of
厌恶 [yànwù] #4,662
to loathe
厌烦 [yànfán] #5,681
bored
不厌其烦 [bùyànqífán] #31,085
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
厌氧 [yànyǎng] #24,243
anaerobic
厌食 [yànshí] #35,579
anorexia
喜新厌旧 [xǐxīnyànjiù] #38,726
lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
厌食症 [yànshízhèng] #18,157
anorexia
厌世 [yànshì] #32,132
world-weary
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JAPANESE WORDS (47)
⭐ 嫌 [いや] #544
disliking
⭐ 飽きる [あきる] #2,628
to get tired of
⭐ 嫌がる [いやがる] #3,460
to appear uncomfortable (with)
⭐ 嫌がらせ [いやがらせ] #4,847
harassment
嫌味 [いやみ] #6,883
disagreeableness
厭う [いとう] #11,831
to be loath to
嫌々 [いやいや] #16,612
unwillingly
⭐ 嫌らしい [いやらしい] #22,324
unpleasant
嫌な気持ち [いやなきもち] #27,556
unpleasant feeling
飽く [あく] #27,817
to get tired of
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