Dong Chinese dictionary

sù

accuse

Simplified form of 訴. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 斥 represents the sound.

Components

讠 Meaning component

yán

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

斥 Sound component

chì

to scold

诉 and 斥 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

sù

accuse; sue; inform; narrate; to complain; to sue; to tell

sù

variant of 訴|诉[sù]

Most common words with 诉

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