Chinese Word: 衅 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

衅 (Trad.: 釁)HSK 6

Pinyin: xìn

English Definition: quarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)

Chinese Definition:
①古代用牲畜的血涂器物的缝隙：衅钟。衅鼓。
②缝隙，感情上的裂痕，争端：衅隙。衅端(争端)。挑衅。寻衅。
③以香熏身：衅浴。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 血

Pictophonetic:半 indicates the sound; 血 (blood) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 衃

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挑衅HSK 6	tiǎo xìn	to provoke; provocation
寻衅	xún xìn	to pick a quarrel; to start a fight
寻衅滋事	xún xìn zī shì	to try to pick a quarrel (idiom)
观衅伺隙	guān xìn sì xì	lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points; to look for the Achilles' heel
衅起萧墙	xìn qǐ xiāo qiáng	There is internal strife. (idiom)

1		zhè 这 yǐ jīng 已经 bú shi 不是 jìn 近 jǐ ge yuè 几个月 zhōng guó 中国 dì yī cì 第一次 tiǎo xìn 挑衅。 It was not the first Chinese provocation in recent months.
2		tā 他 xiǎng chū 想出 kǒu qì 口气， yú shì 于是 tiǎo xìn 挑衅 le 了 nà ge 那个 dà hàn 大汉， jié guǒ 结果 bèi 被 zòu 揍 le 了 yī dùn 一顿。 He wanted to vent his frustration and challenged the big guy, resulting in a beating.