Meaning
traitor; adultery
Chinese: 奸诈、邪恶，也指不正当关系。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jian” becomes a different word in each tone. 奸 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 奸诈jiān zhàtreachery; devious; a rogue
- 奸人jiān réncrafty scoundrel; villain
- 奸民jiān mína scoundrel; a villain
- 奸情jiān qíngadultery
- 内奸nèi jiānundiscovered traitor; enemy within one's own ranks
Example Sentence
故事里的奸臣最后受到了应有的惩罚。Gù shi lǐ de jiān chén zuì hòu shòu dào le yīng yǒu de chéng fá.The treacherous official in the story eventually got his due punishment.
故事Gù shiold practice里lǐinside的deof奸臣jiān chéna treacherous court offici最后zuì hòufinal受shòuto receive到了dào leat last应有yīng yǒuto deserve (attention, res的deof惩罚chéng fápenalty。