How is 嫌 pronounced?

嫌 is pronounced “xián” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 嫌?

嫌 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 嫌?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 嫌 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 6v,g

嫌

xián

嫌 (xián) means “to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

她嫌这件衣服太贵了。

Tā xián zhè jiàn yīfu tài guì le.

She thinks this piece of clothing is too expensive.

Words containing 嫌

嫌疑xián yísuspicion; to have suspicions

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Frequently asked questions

What does 嫌 mean?: 嫌 (xián) means “to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 嫌 pronounced?: 嫌 is pronounced “xián” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 嫌?: 嫌 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 嫌?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 嫌 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27