诉

愬/訴

sù

斥 + 讠

Definitions

sù (verb) to complain; to sue

sù (verb) to tell; to narrate

Etymology

Simplified form of 訴. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 斥 represents the sound.

About

The traditional character 訴 is a phonosemantic compound: the speech radical 言 on the left gives the meaning, and 斥 on the right gives the sound. Its simplified form 诉 replaces 言 with the simplified radical 讠, while keeping 斥 unchanged. The character covers everything from telling and narrating to formal legal actions, accusing, complaining, or filing a lawsuit.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

妈妈告诉我答案。

Māma gàosu wǒ dá'àn.

Mother told me the answer.

他向老师诉苦。

Tā xiàng lǎoshī sùkǔ.

He complained to the teacher.

她诉说自己的经历。

Tā sùshuō zìjǐ de jīnglì.

She recounted her experiences.

公司起诉了竞争对手。

Gōngsī qǐsùle jìngzhēng duìshǒu.

The company sued the competitor.

他打算申诉这个判决。

Tā dǎsuàn shēnsù zhège pànjué.

He plans to appeal the verdict.

消费者向监管部门投诉了商家。

Xiāofèizhě xiàng jiānguǎn bùmén tóusùle shāngjiā.

Consumers complained to the regulatory department about the merchant.

尽管他多次诉说自己的困难，但没有人帮助他。

Jǐnguǎn tā duōcì sùshuō zìjǐ de kùnnán, dàn méiyǒu rén bāngzhù tā.

Although he repeatedly recounted his difficulties, no one helped him.

原告在法庭上详细陈述了诉讼请求。

Yuángào zài fǎtíng shàng xiángxì chénshùle sùsòng qǐngqiú.

The plaintiff detailed the litigation claims in court.

Related Characters

Component: 斥

Component: 讠

Example Words