衅端 xìnduān cause for dispute Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 衅 釁 xìn verbnoun dispute (bound form) a quarrel or dispute; the cause of a conflict, often used in terms like 挑衅 tiǎoxìn or 寻衅 xúnxìn端 duān noun reason (bound form) A reason, cause, or origin; a point of contention or a disturbance.