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The character 诳 is a phono-semantic compound, with the speech radical 讠 on the left indicating a connection to words and verbal acts, and the component 狂 (kuáng, meaning 'mad' or 'wild') on the right providing the pronunciation. The traditional form 誑 uses the full speech radical 言 paired with the same phonetic. Its meaning is to deceive or lie, misleading someone with untruths. The 'crazy' phonetic hints at the erratic, unreliable nature of such speech, as if wild and disconnected from reality. The character commonly appears in formal compounds like 欺诳 (qīkuáng), which means intentional deception or fraudulent behavior.
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