瘾 yǐn
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 疒 — sickness, disease
- Made of
- 疒 sickness, disease 隐 to hide, to conceal
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
瘾
yǐn
addiction; craving
Character
Example phrases
- 他对短视频有了瘾，连吃饭时都忍不住刷手机。 Tā duì duǎn shìpín yǒu le yǐn, lián chīfàn shí dōu rěnbuzhù shuā shǒujī. He became addicted to short videos and could not help scrolling on his phone even while eating.
- 孩子玩游戏上了瘾，作业都忘了写。 Háizi wán yóuxì shàng le yǐn, zuòyè dōu wàng le xiě. The child got hooked on playing games and even forgot to do his homework.
- 他喝咖啡上了瘾，早上不喝就没精神。 Tā hē kāfēi shàng le yǐn, zǎoshang bù hē jiù méi jīngshen. He is addicted to coffee and has no energy in the morning without it.
Related words
- 过瘾 guòyǐn satisfying; thrilling; addictive
- 上瘾 shàngyǐn to become addicted; to get hooked
- 吸毒 xīdú to take drugs; drug abuse
- 抑郁症 yìyùzhèng depression
- 酗酒 xùjiǔ to drink excessively; alcohol abuse
- 先天 xiāntiān innate; congenital
- 瘫 tān to be paralysed; to collapse
- 胎儿 tāi'ér foetus
- 瘫痪 tānhuàn to be paralysed; to be paralysed/shut down
- 胎 tāi foetus; birth; measure word for pregnancies or births
- 瘟疫 wēnyì plague; epidemic
- 孕妇 yùnfù pregnant woman