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讹, a simplified form of 訛, is a phono-semantic compound. The left side, 讠, is the speech radical (from 言) that ties the character to language and communication. The right side, 化 (huà), gives the sound. Its meanings span from harmless errors and rumors to intentional verbal deception. The character works as a noun (a mistake, a falsehood) and as a verb (to blackmail or defraud by spreading lies). Originally denoting simple verbal slips or gossip, the sense later shifted to now emphasize malicious intent: fabricating false stories to extort money or gain an unfair advantage over others.
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不要讹诈他人。
他因讹诈被抓。
这个传闻是讹传。
书中有些讹误需要改正。
他试图讹取公司的钱财。
警方制止了这起讹诈事件。
通过讹诈获取财富是不道德的。
对于历史上的讹误，学者们进行了仔细的考证。
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