谬

謬

miù

翏 + 讠

Definitions

miù (bound form) false; erroneous; absurd; mu (Greek letter Μ, μ)

Etymology phono-semantic

speech

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 翏

About

谬 (miù) is a phono-semantic compound. Its semantic radical 讠 (yán), meaning "speech", indicates the character relates to words, while the phonetic component 翏 (liù) provides its pronunciation. The traditional form is 謬, using the radical 言. Originally, 谬 referred specifically to false or absurd speech, linking error directly to verbal communication. Over time, its meaning broadened to encompass any fallacy, illogical reasoning, or fundamental deviation from the truth in general intellectual contexts.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这是一个常见的谬误。

Zhè shì yī gè chángjiàn de miùwù.

This is a common error.

他的说法非常荒谬。

Tā de shuōfǎ fēicháng huāngmiù.

His statement is very absurd.

不要传播这种荒谬的言论。

Bùyào chuánbō zhè zhǒng huāngmiù de yánlùn.

Do not spread this kind of absurd remark.

他的谬论误导了许多人。

Tā de miùlùn wùdǎole xǔduō rén.

His fallacy has misled many people.

这本书旨在纠正历史谬误。

Zhè běn shū zhǐ zài jiūzhèng lìshǐ miùwù.

This book aims to correct historical errors.

科学家们驳斥了那个荒谬的假设。

Kēxuéjiā men bóchìle nàgè huāngmiù de jiǎshè.

The scientists refuted that absurd hypothesis.

他的论证中存在逻辑谬误。

Tā de lùnzhèng zhōng cúnzài luójí miùwù.

There are logical fallacies in his argument.

尽管数据详实，但其结论仍源于谬误的推理。

Jǐnguǎn shùjù xiángshí, dàn qí jiélùn réng yuányú miùwù de tuīlǐ.

Although the data is detailed, its conclusion still stems from erroneous reasoning.

Related Characters

Component: 翏

Component: 讠

谬