Home › Words › C › chikanchikanchikan means A town in Kaiping, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.EtymologyFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 赤坎 (Chìkǎn).nameA town in Kaiping, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China.nounAny act of public molestation or offense, usually of a sexual nature, against unsuspecting victims.A person, usually a man, who rubs against or gropes others, usually women, in crowds, often in trains, to attain sexual pleasure.A form of Indian cotton embroidery that is associated with the Lucknow area.e.g.“A collection of Calcutta chikan-work. Sent by Patna Chikanwala and Sons of Taltala, Calcutta” — 1885, Official Report of the Calcutta International Exhibition, page 34:An item (such as a sari, bedspread, cushion cover, etc) that is made with chikan embroidery.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cheeko 57% match — A lecher, a pervert. vs chikan →molest 54% match — To sexually assault or sexually harass. vs chikan →chomo 54% match — A child molester. vs chikan →chiack 54% match — To taunt or tease. vs chikan →molester 53% match — One who molests. vs chikan →chickboy 51% match — A womanizer. vs chikan →chicaner 51% match — One who uses chicanery. vs chikan →chink 51% match — A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent. vs chikan →