奸 jiān crafty
crafty; dishonest; selfish; evil; adultery
怎么记住“奸”: 女 woman + 干 do = crafty. The old woman at the fish stall notices the fresh fish is dry as paper, sees what the seller tried to do, and calls him crafty.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
奸 = 女 woman + 干 do
- 女 woman meaning
- 干 do meaning + sound
The old woman at the fish stall notices the fresh fish is dry as paper, sees what the seller tried to do, and calls him crafty.
How it came to be
The woman gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Crafty and treacherous: 奸诈 (jiānzhà) deceitful, 奸商 (jiānshāng) a profiteer, 汉奸 (hànjiān) a traitor to China.
- Also illicit sex: 强奸 (qiángjiān) rape, 通奸 (tōngjiān) adultery.
- 狼狈为奸 (lángbèi-wéijiān) = to conspire in evil together.