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The character 讪 (simplified; traditional: 訕) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic component, the speech radical 言 (on the left), indicates a connection to verbal communication, while its phonetic component, the mountain radical 山 (on the right), suggests the pronunciation. Originally, the character meant to mock, ridicule, or slander. In modern usage, however, it most often appears in compounds describing a feeling of awkwardness or embarrassment, a shift from an act of verbal aggression to an internal state of social discomfort.
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他试图跟陌生人搭讪。
她讪笑他的笨拙。
不要讪笑别人的失败。
他讪讪地离开了房间。
面对批评，他只能讪笑回应。
她搭讪的技巧非常高明。
他因为讪笑同学而受到惩罚。
在公共场合讪笑他人是不礼貌的行为。