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詈 is a compound character, with the net radical 罒 (wǎng) above the speech radical 言 (yán), visually suggesting the act of cursing or scolding. This structure metaphorically depicts speech that ensnares like a net, transforming the neutral act of speaking into verbal abuse that attacks or reviles another person. The character primarily functions as a verb for such condemnatory language, where 罒 provides the trapping imagery and 言 supplies the spoken means of the attack.
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