curse

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

且 sound component

  Sound component

qiě

  

moreover

Evolution

詛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
詛 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
詛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

curse; swear, pledge; swear (oath)

Most common words with 詛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诅咒

to curse

curse

咒诅

to curse