厌

yàn

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

(literary) to satiate; to satisfy

cliff (厂) + dog (犬) = loathing and disgust

厂 suggests something pressing down and hemming you in, evoking the feeling of being trapped until you are fed up. 犬 mainly contributes sound; the oppressive shelter carries the emotional weight.

厂+犬→厌
厂CliffSemantic
犬DogPhonetic

他对这份工作感到厌倦了。

tā duì zhè fèn gōngzuò gǎn dào yànjuàn le。

He has grown weary of this job.

她厌烦了每天重复同样的事情。

tā yànfán le měitiān chóngfù tóngyàng de shìqing。

She is fed up with repeating the same things every day.

Words with 厌

厌弃

yàn qì

to spurn; to reject

厌食症

yàn shí zhèng

anorexia

食不厌精,脍不厌细

shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì

lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)

不厌

bù yàn

not to tire of

不厌其烦

bù yàn qí fán

not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)

人憎狗厌

rén zēng gǒu yàn

detestable (wordplay based on 神憎鬼厭|神憎鬼厌[shen2 zeng1 gui3 yan4])

兵不厌诈

bīng bù yàn zhà

there can never be too much deception in war

厌世

yàn shì

world-weary

厌倦

yàn juàn

to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with

厌女症

yàn nǚ zhèng

misogyny

厌学

yàn xué

to hate studying

厌恨

yàn hèn

to hate

More characters with 厂

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