诽

誹

fěi

讠 + 非

Definitions

fěi slander

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 非 represents the sound. Simplified form of 誹.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 非

About

The character 诽 is a phono-semantic compound that pairs the simplified speech radical 讠 (derived from 言) with the phonetic component 非. The radical on the left signals that the character deals with spoken language, and the right side 非 dictates its pronunciation. In its traditional form, the character is written 誹, using the full radical 言. 诽 means to slander or defame: to intentionally make false spoken accusations that damage another's reputation. The phonetic 非, which independently means 'wrong' or 'not,' also adds a semantic layer, hinting at the falsehoods involved.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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他经常诽谤别人。

Tā jīngcháng fěibàng biérén.

He often slanders others.

不要诽谤你的朋友。

Bùyào fěibàng nǐ de péngyǒu.

Do not slander your friend.

诽谤他人是不道德的行为。

Fěibàng tārén shì bù dàodé de xíngwéi.

Slandering others is immoral behavior.

她因诽谤同事而被批评。

Tā yīn fěibàng tóngshì ér bèi pīpíng.

She was criticized for slandering her colleague.

如果你诽谤别人，你会失去信任。

Rúguǒ nǐ fěibàng biérén, nǐ huì shīqù xìnrèn.

If you slander others, you will lose trust.

尽管他知道诽谤是错的，但他还是说了坏话。

Jǐnguǎn tā zhīdào fěibàng shì cuò de, dàn tā háishì shuōle huàihuà.

Although he knows slandering is wrong, he still spoke ill.

那个谣言是对他的恶意诽谤，导致他名誉受损。

Nàge yáoyán shì duì tā de èyì fěibàng, dǎozhì tā míngyù shòu sǔn.

That rumor is a malicious slander against him, causing damage to his reputation.

在法律上，诽谤罪需要证据确凿才能定罪。

Zài fǎlǜ shàng, fěibàng zuì xūyào zhèngjù quèzáo cáinéng dìngzuì.

Legally, the crime of defamation requires conclusive evidence for conviction.

Related Characters

Component: 讠

Component: 非

诽