Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound. Simplified form of 姦.
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Historical Evolution
奸
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
奸
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
奸
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
奸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
奸 [jiān]
wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jiān]
奸 / 姦 [jiān]
to fornicate; to defile; adultery; rape
Japanese
noun
- cunning and wickedness
- cunning and wicked person
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (72)
强奸 [qiángjiān] #2,581
to rape
汉奸 [hànjiān] #14,319
traitor (to China)
汉奸 [hànjiān] #14,319
traitor (to China)
内奸 [nèijiān] #10,429
undiscovered traitor
内奸 [nèijiān] #10,429
undiscovered traitor
强奸犯 [qiángjiānfàn] #8,121
rapist
通奸 [tōngjiān] #10,238
adultery
奸商 [jiānshāng] #34,097
unscrupulous businessman
奸情 [jiānqíng] #17,191
adultery
鸡奸 [jījiān] #12,218
sodomy
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JAPANESE WORDS (19)
奸 [かん] #46,541
cunning and wickedness
奸計 [かんけい] #47,182
evil design
奸臣 [かんしん] #74,263
disloyal retainer
姦物 [かんぶつ] #79,421
cunning man
奸智 [かんち] #82,237
cunning
奸賊 [かんぞく] #83,605
villain
奸策 [かんさく] #100,751
shrewd (dirty) trick
君側の奸 [くんそくのかん] #110,416
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
姦悪 [かんあく] #114,162
wickedness
斬奸 [ざんかん] #148,842
killing a villain (with a sword, dagger, etc.)
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