谎

謊
huǎng
荒 + 讠

Definitions

huǎng (noun) lie; falsehood
huǎng (verb) to lie; to tell a falsehood

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 荒 represents the sound. Simplified form of 謊.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 荒

About

谎, the simplified form of 謊, is a phono-semantic compound combining a meaning-bearing radical with a sound component. The radical 讠 (derived from 言, 'speech') places the character in the domain of language and verbal expression. The right side, 荒, a character that on its own means 'barren wasteland', functions here purely as the phonetic, indicating the pronunciation. This structure yields the meaning 'lie' or 'falsehood'.

Example Sentences Hide

你不要说谎。

nǐ bù yào shuō huǎng.

Don't tell lies.

这是一个谎言。

zhè shì yí gè huǎng yán.

This is a lie.

他经常说谎话。

tā jīng cháng shuō huǎng huà.

He often tells lies.

说谎是不好的行为。

shuō huǎng shì bù hǎo de xíng wéi.

Lying is bad behavior.

她承认自己说了谎。

tā chéng rèn zì jǐ shuō le huǎng.

She admitted that she told a lie.

他的谎言被揭穿了。

tā de huǎng yán bèi jiē chuān le.

His lie was exposed.

为了掩盖错误，他编造了一个谎言。

wèi le yǎn gài cuò wù, tā biān zào le yí gè huǎng yán.

To cover up the mistake, he fabricated a lie.

如果你继续说谎，没有人会再相信你。

rú guǒ nǐ jì xù shuō huǎng, méi yǒu rén huì zài xiāng xìn nǐ.

If you continue to lie, no one will believe you anymore.

Related Characters

Component: 荒

慌 塃 謊

Component: 讠

说 话 论 认 计 许 设 记 该 让 识 议 证 调

Example Words

说谎 谎言 撒谎 谎话 圆谎 小谎 扯谎 测谎仪 说谎者 谎报 谎称 谎骗