痴漢

See also: 痴汉

Chinese

		imbecile; sentimental; stupid imbecile; sentimental; stupid; foolish; silly	Chinese; name of a dynasty; man
trad. (痴漢/癡漢)		痴/癡	漢
simp. (痴汉)		痴	汉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chīhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄏㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci¹ hon³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chīhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chihhàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹-han⁴
    • Yale: chr̄-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyhann
    • Palladius: чихань (čixanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ci¹ hon³
    • Yale: chī hon
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi¹ hon³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi¹ hon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ hɔːn³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 痴漢 / 痴汉 痴看

Etymology 1

Attestable in the Sui and Tang dynasties in the 北史 (Běishǐ, “History of the Northern Dynasties”), and in the Ming dynasty novels 西遊記／西游记 (Xīyóujì, “Journey to the West”) and 金瓶梅 (Jīnpíngméi, “The Plum in the Golden Vase”).

Noun

痴漢

1. (derogatory, literary) fool; idiot

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 痴(ち)漢(かん) (chikan).

Noun

痴漢

1. (male) groper; (male) pervert; (male) sexual harasser

Japanese

Kanji in this term
痴	漢
ち Grade: S	かん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
癡漢 (kyūjitai) チカン

Etymology

Appears to be an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 痴漢 / 痴汉 (chīhàn, literally “stupid + man, guy”). First cited in Japanese in 1790 meaning stupid man.

The "Xbox fanboy" sense originates from a media interview of Akihabara retailer Messe Sanoh, where one customer stated his intention to purchase an Xbox in addition to the adult computer game Ryōjoku Chikan Jigoku.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちかん [chìkáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕikã̠ɴ]

• Homophone: 置換

Noun

痴(ち)漢(かん) • (chikan) 

1. (male) pervert; molester; masher [from 1949]
2. sexual harassment of a woman by a man [from 1949]
3. (archaic) (male) fool, idiot [from 1790]

   Synonyms: (not gender-specific) 愚か者 (orokamono), (not gender-specific) 馬鹿者 (bakamono); see also Thesaurus:馬鹿者

4. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, video games) an Xbox fanboy, Xbot [from 2013]

   Synonym: 箱信者 (hako shinja)

   • (Can we date this quote?), “【痴漢】XBOX信者のあだ名「痴漢」に大決定【痴漢】”, in 5ちゃんねる [5channel]‎^[3]:

     【痴漢】XBOX信者のあだ名「痴漢」に大決定【痴漢】[title]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• 痴(ち)女(じょ) (chijo)

Verb

痴(ち)漢(かん)する • (chikan suru) suru (stem 痴(ち)漢(かん)し (chikan shi), past 痴(ち)漢(かん)した (chikan shita))

1. (of a man) to sexually harass (a woman) physically

   満(まん)員(いん)電(でん)車(しゃ)で痴(ち)漢(かん)された

   man'in densha de chikan sareta

   was sexually harassed in a packed train

Conjugation

Conjugation of "痴漢する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	痴漢し	ちかんし	chikan shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	痴漢し	ちかんし	chikan shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	痴漢する	ちかんする	chikan suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	痴漢する	ちかんする	chikan suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	痴漢すれ	ちかんすれ	chikan sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	痴漢せよ¹ 痴漢しろ²	ちかんせよ¹ ちかんしろ²	chikan seyo¹ chikan shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	痴漢される	ちかんされる	chikan sareru
Causative	痴漢させる 痴漢さす	ちかんさせる ちかんさす	chikan saseru chikan sasu
Potential	痴漢できる	ちかんできる	chikan dekiru
Volitional	痴漢しよう	ちかんしよう	chikan shiyō
Negative	痴漢しない	ちかんしない	chikan shinai
Negative continuative	痴漢せず	ちかんせず	chikan sezu
Formal	痴漢します	ちかんします	chikan shimasu
Perfective	痴漢した	ちかんした	chikan shita
Conjunctive	痴漢して	ちかんして	chikan shite
Hypothetical conditional	痴漢すれば	ちかんすれば	chikan sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Further reading

• “痴漢”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[4] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026