Taxonomy of meanings for 嫌:　　

  • 嫌 xián (OC: ɡleem MC: ɦem) 戶兼切 平 廣韻：【説文曰不平於心一曰疑也戸兼切一 】
    • SUSPECT
        • cognitive>DOUBT
          • nabsubjectwhat is doubtful; doubt; uncertainty
          • vibe suspicious
          • vtoSbe in doubt whether S (SUSPICION???)
          • psychological>DISSATISFIED
            • vtoSbe dissatisfied that
      • APPROACH
      • xiánHATE
        • nabpsychhatred XUN: 一時之嫌
        • vtoNdespise and disapprove of
        • vtt(oN.)+V[0]dislike N as being V

      Additional information about 嫌

      說文解字: 【嫌】，不平於心也。一曰：疑也。从女、兼聲。 〔小徐本「从女、兼聲」在「一曰」之前。〕 【戶兼切】

        Criteria
      • DOUBT

        1. The current general word for doubting or suspecting is yí 疑 (ant. xìn 信 "have faith in"), and the connotation is always negative. Contrast Latin dubito which is often used in positive senses.

        2. Xián 嫌 refers to the suspicion that something negative may be true.

        3. Cāi 猜 can also refer to a suspicion that something is the case, and typically it refers to an attitude of suspicion which is unjustified.

        4. Yì 意 (ant. bì 必 "be certain about a matter") is to surmise as a matter of subjective and therefore doubtful judgment.