诬

誣

wū

巫 + 讠

Definitions

wū to accuse falsely

Etymology

To start 讠 a witch-hunt 巫; 巫 also provides the pronunciation

About

诬 (traditional form 誣) is a phono-semantic compound. The left side is the speech radical 讠 (言 in traditional script), indicating words, language, or communication. The right side 巫 'shaman, witch' provides the pronunciation and carries historical associations with shamanistic deception. Together, the components suggest a verbal witch-hunt, using speech to accuse someone groundlessly. Thus, 诬 means to make false accusations, slander, or frame an innocent person with fabricated, malicious claims.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

不要诬蔑别人。

Bùyào wūmiè biérén.

Don't slander others.

他诬告了自己的同事。

Tā wūgàole zìjǐ de tóngshì.

He falsely accused his colleague.

没有人能诬陷我。

Méiyǒu rén néng wūxiàn wǒ.

No one can frame me.

她因被诬赖而生气。

Tā yīn bèi wūlài ér shēngqì.

She was angry because she was falsely blamed.

诬蔑他人是不道德的行为。

Wūmiè tārén shì bù dàodé de xíngwéi.

Slandering others is immoral behavior.

如果他被诬告，他会找律师。

Rúguǒ tā bèi wūgào, tā huì zhǎo lǜshī.

If he is falsely accused, he will find a lawyer.

那个证人诬陷了无辜的嫌疑人。

Nàgè zhèngrén wūxiànle wúgū de xiányírén.

That witness framed the innocent suspect.

尽管没有证据，他们还是诬蔑他贪污。

Jǐnguǎn méiyǒu zhèngjù, tāmen háishì wūmiè tā tānwū.

Despite having no evidence, they still slandered him for embezzlement.

Related Characters

Component: 巫

Component: 讠

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