Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
癮. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
癮, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
癮 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
癮 you have here. The definition of the word
癮 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
癮, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Translingual
Han character
癮 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+17, 22 strokes, cangjie input 大弓中心 (KNLP), four-corner 00136, composition ⿸疒隱)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 783, character 6
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22631
- Dae Jaweon: page 1192, character 26
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2703, character 22
- Unihan data for U+766E
Chinese
Glyph origin
|
Old Chinese
|
隱
|
*qɯnʔ, *qɯns
|
櫽
|
*qɯnʔ
|
嶾
|
*qɯnʔ
|
癮
|
*qɯn
|
懚
|
*qɯns
|
檼
|
*qɯns
|
穩
|
*qʷɯːnʔ
|
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qɯn) : semantic 疒 + phonetic 隱 (OC *qɯnʔ, *qɯns).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Note:
- eng2 - Chaozhou;
- ing2 - Shantou, Chenghai, Chaoyang, Raoping;
- êng2 - Jieyang.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
Character
|
癮
|
Reading #
|
1/1
|
No.
|
15317
|
Phonetic component
|
隱
|
Rime group
|
文
|
Rime subdivision
|
1
|
Corresponding MC rime
|
隱
|
Old Chinese
|
/*qɯn/
|
Notes
|
原無阝旁,此爲集韻異體
|
Definitions
癮
- addiction; craving (Classifier: 鋪/铺 c)
- (dialectal) to like (doing something)
- (dialectal) to crave; to be addicted to
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note:
- ngiêng3 - Chaozhou;
- ngiang3 - Shantou, Chenghai, Jieyang, Chaoyang, Raoping.
Definitions
癮
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min) addiction; craving
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min) to like (doing something)
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min) to crave; to be addicted to
- (Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to have a tendency to; to easily do something
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) stupid; foolish
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, often in the negative) willing
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) skinny; lean
References
Japanese
Kanji
癮
(Hyōgai kanji)
- addiction
Readings
Korean
Hanja
癮 (eum 은 (eun))
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}
.
Vietnamese
Han character
癮: Hán Nôm readings: ẩn
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}
.