奸
jiān
Pinyin

Definition

奸
 - 
jiān
  1. to fornicate
  2. to defile
  3. adultery
  4. rape
奸
 - 
jiān
  1. wicked
  2. crafty
  3. traitor
  4. variant of 姦|奸[jiān]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

强奸
qiáng jiān
  1. 1 to rape
内奸
nèi jiān
  1. 1 undiscovered traitor
  2. 2 enemy within one's own ranks
奸商
jiān shāng
  1. 1 unscrupulous businessman
  2. 2 profiteer
  3. 3 shark
  4. 4 dishonest business
奸笑
jiān xiào
  1. 1 evil smile
  2. 2 sinister smile
奸诈
jiān zhà
  1. 1 treachery
  2. 2 devious
  3. 3 a rogue
奸情
jiān qíng
  1. 1 adultery
奸雄
jiān xióng
  1. 1 person who seeks advancement by any means
  2. 2 career climber
  3. 3 unscrupulous careerist
汉奸
hàn jiān
  1. 1 traitor (to China)
轮奸
lún jiān
  1. 1 to gang rape
锄奸
chú jiān
  1. 1 to weed out the traitors
作奸犯科
zuò jiān fàn kē
  1. 1 to flout the law
大奸似忠
dà jiān sì zhōng
  1. 1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
奸
jiān
  1. 1 wicked
  2. 2 crafty
  3. 3 traitor
  4. 4 variant of 姦|奸[jiān]
奸人
jiān rén
  1. 1 crafty scoundrel
  2. 2 villain
奸佞
jiān nìng
  1. 1 crafty and fawning
奸夫
jiān fū
  1. 1 male adulterer
奸官
jiān guān
  1. 1 a treacherous official
  2. 2 a mandarin who conspires against the state
奸恶
jiān è
  1. 1 crafty and evil
奸猾
jiān huá
  1. 1 treacherous
  2. 2 crafty
  3. 3 deceitful
奸细
jiān xi
  1. 1 a spy
  2. 2 a crafty person

Idioms (6)

大奸似忠
dà jiān sì zhōng
  1. 1 the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)
奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
  1. 1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
姑息养奸
gū xī yǎng jiān
  1. 1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
无事献殷勤，非奸即盗
wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào
  1. 1 one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
无奸不商
wú jiān bù shāng
  1. 1 all businessmen are evil (idiom)
狼狈为奸
láng bèi wéi jiān
  1. 1 villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)

Sample Sentences

嘿，你怎么尽为那个奸诈狡猾的家伙说话呀，说，他是给你什么好处了吧？
hēi ，nǐ zěnme jìn wèi nàge jiānzhà jiǎohuá de jiāhuo shuōhuà ya ，shuō ，tā shì gěi nǐ shénme hǎochu le ba ？
Hey, why are you always talking to that devious rogue. Tell me, what does he do for you?
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屈原本来是楚国的重要官员，后来因为被奸臣陷害，得罪了楚王，就被放逐到了汉水以北的地方。
Qū Yuán běnlái shì Chǔguó de zhòngyào guānyuán ，hòulái yīnwèi bèi jiānchén xiànhài ，dézuì le Chǔ wáng ，jiù bèi fàngzhú dào le hànshuǐ yǐběide dìfang 。
Qu Yuan was an very important official in the state of Chu. He was later framed by treacherous state officials and ended up offending the king. He was then banished to the northern regions of the Han River.
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心机很重、奸诈
xīnjī hěn zhòng 、jiānzhà
strong schemer; devious
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