懂中文 Dong Chinese

诈

zhà

cheat

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound. Simplified form of 詐.

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

乍 sound component

乍  Sound component

zhà

  

suddenly

Evolution

诈 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
诈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
诈 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
诈 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诈 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

诈 (詐) 

zhà

cheat, defraud, swindle; trick; to feign; to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff

Most common words with 诈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诈骗

to defraud

欺诈

to cheat

敲诈

to rip off

诈

to cheat

敲诈勒索

extortion and blackmail (idiom)