讽
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to satirize; to mock; to recite; Taiwan pr. [feng4]
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
mock · Heisig RSH #1169
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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 讽
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 借古讽今 | to use the past to disparage the present (idiom) | |
| 反讽 | irony; to satirize | |
| 冷嘲热讽 | frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule | |
| 讽刺 | to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm | |
| 仿讽 | parody | |
| 讽喻 | parable; allegory; satire | |
| 讽谏 | (literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully | |
| 讽谕 | variant of 諷喻|讽喻[feng3 yu4] | |
| 嘲讽 | to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt | |
| 讥讽 | to satirize; to ridicule; to mock |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 风 — compare how they read.