Definitions

piàn (verb) to cheat; to deceive; to swindle

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 骗 combines the semantic radical 马 (horse) with the phonetic component 扁 (biǎn), which originally meant "flat" and suggests the shape of a sign or board. Its traditional form is 騙, retaining the unsimplified horse radical. Initially, the character described the physical act of mounting a horse from the side, hence the equine element. Over time, the meaning broadened from leaping onto a horse to jumping over something, before evolving into its current primary sense of cheating or deceiving someone.

Example Sentences Hide

你不要别人。

Nǐ bù yào piàn bié rén.

You should not deceive others.

子经常说谎。

Piànzi jīngcháng shuōhuǎng.

Cheaters often tell lies.

他欺了朋友。

Tā qīpiàn le péngyǒu.

He deceived his friend.

这是一种诈行为。

Zhè shì yī zhǒng zhàpiàn xíngwéi.

This is a fraudulent act.

如果你我,我会很伤心。

Rúguǒ nǐ piàn wǒ, wǒ huì hěn shāngxīn.

If you lie to me, I will be very sad.

他曾经被过很多钱。

Tā céngjīng bèi piàn guò hěnduō qián.

He was once cheated out of a lot of money.

那个子用假身份了所有人。

Nàgè piànzi yòng jiǎ shēnfèn piàn le suǒyǒu rén.

That cheater deceived everyone with a fake identity.

尽管他试图过检查,但最终还是被发现了。

Jǐnguǎn tā shìtú piàn guò jiǎnchá, dàn zuìzhōng háishì bèi fāxiàn le.

Although he tried to deceive the inspection, he was finally discovered.