诈

詐

zhà

乍 + 讠

Definitions

zhà (verb) to cheat; to deceive; to swindle

zhà (verb) to pretend; to feign

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound. Simplified form of 詐.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 乍

About

The character 诈 (zhà) is a phonosemantic compound: the semantic radical 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning, and 乍 (zhà) provides the sound. It is simplified from 詐, which uses the traditional radical 言. Its primary sense is deception through language, cheating or swindling. This later broadened to include feigning, pretending, or setting traps through false information to manipulate outcomes or extort advantages.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这是诈骗行为。

zhè shì zhàpiàn xíngwéi.

This is fraudulent behavior.

他诈取了我的钱。

tā zhàqǔ le wǒ de qián.

He cheated me out of my money.

小心网络诈骗。

xiǎoxīn wǎngluò zhàpiàn.

Be careful of online fraud.

她没有被欺诈。

tā méiyǒu bèi qīzhà.

She was not deceived.

你怎么能诈骗朋友？

nǐ zěnme néng zhàpiàn péngyou?

How can you cheat friends?

他诈称生病，其实去了旅游。

tā zhàchēng shēngbìng, qíshí qù le lǚyóu.

He falsely claimed to be sick, but actually went traveling.

商业欺诈会受到法律制裁。

shāngyè qīzhà huì shòudào fǎlǜ zhìcái.

Commercial fraud will face legal sanctions.

尽管他试图用诈术掩盖真相，但警方早已掌握了证据。

jǐnguǎn tā shìtú yòng zhàshù yǎngài zhēnxiàng, dàn jǐngfāng zǎo yǐ zhǎngwò le zhèngjù.

Although he tried to cover up the truth with deception, the police had already obtained evidence.

Related Characters

Component: 乍

Component: 讠

诈