骗

騙
piàn
扁 + 马
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Definitions

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

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 扁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 騙.

Semantic: 马 Phonetic: 扁

About

骗 is a phonosemantic compound, with 马 ('horse') providing the semantic category and 扁 (biǎn, meaning 'flat' or 'signboard') serving as the phonetic component. It is the simplified counterpart of the traditional 騙. Originally, 骗 denoted the act of leaping onto a horse from the side, which explains the presence of the horse radical. Over time the meaning broadened to 'jump over' in general, and eventually shifted to its modern sense of cheating, swindling, or deliberately deceiving someone.

Example Sentences Hide

你不要骗别人。

Nǐ bù yào piàn bié rén.

You should not deceive others.

骗子经常说谎。

Piànzi jīngcháng shuōhuǎng.

Cheaters often tell lies.

他欺骗了朋友。

Tā qīpiàn le péngyǒu.

He deceived his friend.

这是一种诈骗行为。

Zhè shì yī zhǒng zhàpiàn xíngwéi.

This is a fraudulent act.

如果你骗我，我会很伤心。

Rúguǒ nǐ piàn wǒ, wǒ huì hěn shāngxīn.

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

他曾经被骗过很多钱。

Tā céngjīng bèi piàn guò hěnduō qián.

He was once cheated out of a lot of money.

那个骗子用假身份骗了所有人。

Nàgè piànzi yòng jiǎ shēnfèn piàn le suǒyǒu rén.

That cheater deceived everyone with a fake identity.

尽管他试图骗过检查，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.

Related Characters

Component: 扁

编 篇 遍 偏 翩 匾 蝙 谝 鳊 煸 褊 碥 蹁 編

Component: 马

吗 验 妈 玛 驻 码 骑 骂 驱 驶 驾 腾 冯 驳

Example Words

欺骗 骗子 受骗 拐骗 诈骗 骗人 骗取 骗局 哄骗 坑蒙拐骗 坑骗 撞骗 瞒骗 蒙骗 行骗 诈骗罪 诱骗 谎骗 骗保 骗徒 骗色 骗术 骗走