bàng

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 .

旁 sound component

  Sound component

páng

  

side

Evolution

谤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
谤 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
谤 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
谤 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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bàng

slander, libel; to slander; to defame; to speak ill of

Most common words with 谤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诽谤

to slander

to slander

毁谤

slander