The Chinese word **诬陷 (wūxiàn)** is a compound formed by combining two semantically related characters: **诬 (wū)**, which means "to falsely accuse" or "to slander," and **陷 (xiàn)**, which means "to trap," "to frame," or "to cause someone to fall into a disadvantage." Together, they create a single verb meaning "to falsely incriminate someone" or "to frame someone by maliciously fabricating accusations and evidence." The formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where two verbs or concepts with complementary meanings are joined to express a more specific and intense action—here, the act of making a false accusation (诬) that entraps or harms the target (陷).