Taxonomy of meanings for 狎:　　

  • 狎 xiá (OC: ɡraab MC: ɦɯap) 胡甲切 入 廣韻：【習也説文曰犬可習也胡甲切十一 】
    • ADULTERY
      • vtoNbecome intimate with; be on intimate terms with
    • DESPISE
      • vtoNattitudinaltreat with contempt; treat without special respect
    • HABIT
      • vadVhabitually
    • INTIMATE
      • vicultivate intimate friendships
      • vt(oN)be on intimate terms with; often: be on inappropriately close terms with some contextually derminate person
      • vt[oN]be impertinent; be unduly familiar with superiors or with other persons who deserve respect
      • vt+prep+Ncome close to; have intimate or excessively informal relations with
      • vtoNnegativehave improperly intimate relations with; show improper intimacy in interacting with a superior
      • vtoNdevelop an intimate relationship with; cultivate an intimate friendship with
      • vtoNpassivebe made the object of excessive intimacy
      • vt(oN)gradedbecome more and more familiar with the contextually determiate NCH
      • nabactintimate personal relations; closeness of of relationsCH
    • WORK
      • vtoNlabour (on fields)
    • CHANGE
      • NEAR
        • PLAY
          • TAME
            • CONTINUE

              Additional information about 狎

              說文解字: 【狎】，犬可習也。从犬、甲聲。 【胡甲切】

                Criteria
              • RESPECT

                1. The current general word for typically public respectful attitudes and actions is jìng 敬 (ant. màn 慢 "fail to show proper respect for").

                2. Gōng 恭 (ant. jù 倨 "behave in an informal impolite way") refers specifically to private proper polite and respectful attitudes shown to a deserving person.

                3. Zūn 尊 (ant. bǐ 鄙 "consider as not worthy of any veneration or respect") refers to psychological public or private respect for someone in a very exalted social, cultural, religious and/or political position, and the degree of public respect is much greater that that in jìng 敬 and reaches into the past to ancestors.

                4. Chóng 崇 and zōng 宗 refers to distant and typically religious veneration of a spirit or person very highly regarded. SHI 靡神不宗 "there are no spirits which we have not honoured"

                5. Lǐ 禮 (ant. màn 慢 "treat without proper ritual respect") refers to a proper show of public demonstrative respect for someone on the part of a host or a superior.

                6. Wèi 畏 (ant. xiá 狎 "treat without the proper respect due to someone in high position, treat with improper familiarity") refers to awe-struck respect for a person in authority.

                7. Lóng 隆 typically refers to due diligent respect for abstract values.

                8. Qīn 欽 is an archaic courtly word referring to formal conformity with the rules of polite respect for superiors on public occasions.

                9. Zhī 知 focusses on proper appreciation of a person, accompanied by recognition of that person's worth.

              • INTIMATE

                1. The general word for close familiarity is qīn 親 (ant. shū 疏 "have only distant relations with"), but the word often retains connotations of kinship relations.

                2. Xiá 狎 can refer both to positive initimacy between friends, and more currently to inappropriate and excessive intimate behaviour with those with whom one is not entitled to be intimate.

                3. Niǔ 狃 and xiè 褻 (ant. jìng 敬 "show proper respect to"(!)) refers to excessive and reprehensible and often even indecent overfamiliarity.

                4. Mì 密 (ant. shū 疏 "have only distant relations with") refers to close political or ideological relations.

                5. Nì 暱 refers to close emotional or personal links.

                6. Xìng 倖 refers specifically to closeness to superiors which is based on favour on the part of the latter.

                Word relations
              • Ant: (INTIMATE)敬/RESPECT The current general word for respectful attitudes and actions is jìng 敬 (ant. màn 慢 "fail to show proper respect for").