slander

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

is a component form of .

氐 sound component

  Sound component

  

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Evolution

诋 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
诋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
诋 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诋 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

slander, condemn, reproach; to defame; to slander

Most common words with 诋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诋毁

to vilify

to defame