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讹

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error; false; to extort

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Strokes
6
Radical
言 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
訛
Common rank
#3,241
Unicode
U+8BB9

Formation & memory

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How 讹 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 meaning “speech” + 化 sound ( huà )

Components 讠 化

Words with 讹

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WordPinyinMeaning
讹人 é rén to blackmail; to extort
讹字 é zì erroneous character; typographical error
讹传 é chuán unfounded rumor; to pass on a mistaken belief to others
以讹传讹 yǐ é chuán é to spread falsehoods; to increasingly distort the truth; to pile errors on top of errors (…
差讹 chā é error; mistake
讹误 é wù error in a text; text corruption
讹诈 é zhà to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud
讹谬 é miù error; mistake

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 化 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
化 sound part huà to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
华 huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese
货 huò products, merchandise; goods, commodities
靴 xuē boots