谤

謗

bàng

旁 + 讠

Definitions

bàng to slander; to defame; to speak ill of

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 旁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 謗.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 旁

About

谤 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 讠 (simplified from 言) indicates speech and language-related actions, while 旁 on the right provides the sound. It is the simplified form of the traditional character 謗, which also features 旁 on the right. The character means to slander, defame, or publicly criticize someone, speaking maliciously and spreading false, damaging information behind their back with the deliberate intent to ruin their reputation. It frequently appears in legal or formal contexts related to libel and defamation, consistently representing harmful and deceptive verbal attacks.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

不要诽谤他人。

Bù yào fěibàng tārén.

Do not defame others.

他的诽谤损害了我的名誉。

Tā de fěibàng sǔnhàile wǒ de míngyù.

His slander damaged my reputation.

这些谣言纯属恶意诽谤。

Zhèxiē yáoyán chún shǔ èyì fěibàng.

These rumors are purely malicious defamation.

他因诽谤罪被起诉了。

Tā yīn fěibàng zuì bèi qǐsùle.

He was prosecuted for the crime of defamation.

面对诽谤，他选择了法律维权。

Miànduì fěibàng, tā xuǎnzéle fǎlǜ wéiquán.

Faced with slander, he chose to defend his rights through the law.

无端的诽谤动摇不了他的威信。

Wúduān de fěibàng dòngyáo bù liǎo tā de wēixìn.

Baseless slander cannot shake his authority.

在网络上诽谤他人同样要负法律责任。

Zài wǎngluò shàng fěibàng tārén tóngyàng yào fù fǎlǜ zérèn.

Defaming others online also carries legal responsibility.

一个健康的社会应能容得下批评，但绝不容忍诽谤。

Yīgè jiànkāng de shèhuì yīng néng róng dé xià pīpíng, dàn jué bù róngrěn fěibàng.

A healthy society should tolerate criticism, but never tolerate slander.

Related Characters

Component: 旁

Component: 讠

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