奸 jiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
奸诈
jiānzhà
deceitful; treacherous
Characters in this word
诈 zhà
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他外表温和，谈判时却处处设套，手段相当奸诈。 Tā wàibiǎo wēnhé, tánpàn shí què chùchù shè tào, shǒuduàn xiāngdāng jiānzhà. He looks mild, but in negotiations he sets traps everywhere; his methods are quite deceitful.
- 那个商人看上去和气，其实非常奸诈。 Nàge shāngrén kàn shàngqù héqi, qíshí fēicháng jiānzhà. That merchant seems friendly, but is actually very deceitful.
- 故事里的狐狸奸诈得很，骗走了乌鸦的肉。 Gùshi lǐ de húli jiānzhà de hěn, piàn zǒu le wūyā de ròu. The fox in the story is very cunning and tricked the crow out of its meat.
Related words
- 讹诈 ézhà to extort; to blackmail
- 欺诈 qīzhà to defraud; fraud; deception
- 敲诈 qiāozhà to blackmail; to extort
- 诈骗 zhàpiàn fraud; to swindle
- 神气 shénqì expression; air; proud; spirited
- 狡猾 jiǎohuá cunning; sly
- 目中无人 mùzhōngwúrén arrogant; to look down on everyone
- 强硬 qiángyìng tough; hard-line; uncompromising
- 盛气凌人 shèngqìlíngrén overbearing; arrogant and domineering
- 鲁莽 lǔmǎng rash; reckless
- 藐视 miǎoshì to despise; to scorn
- 苛刻 kēkè harsh; exacting