瘾 yǐn addiction
addiction; rash; craving
怎么记住“瘾”: 疒 illness + 隐 to hide = addiction. He calls his gaming a hobby, not an illness, and tries to hide his phone under the pillow, but his whole family can see the addiction.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
瘾 = 疒 illness + 隐 to hide
- 疒 illness meaning
- 隐 to hide sound
He calls his gaming a hobby, not an illness, and tries to hide his phone under the pillow, but his whole family can see the addiction.
How it came to be
Illness gives the meaning and the sign for hiding the sound.
用法
- An addiction/craving: 上瘾 (shàngyǐn) to get addicted/hooked, 毒瘾 (dúyǐn) drug addiction, 烟瘾 (yānyǐn) a nicotine craving.
- 过瘾 (guòyǐn) is the positive flip: to satisfy a craving / be a real thrill: 玩得很过瘾 (wán de hěn guòyǐn) to have a blast.