衊 meaning and stroke order
To smear, to slander; to defile
How to write 衊, stroke by stroke
21 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 衊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- defiled with blood
How 衊 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To slight 蔑 with smeared blood 血; 蔑 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 血 (blood), shared by 5 characters on this site.
How to remember 衊
On the left is 血 (xuè, blood), and on the right is 蔑 (miè, to slight or look down on). Picture someone showing contempt by smearing blood on another person's name, and 蔑 also gives the sound miè.
衊 is the traditional form used in the word 誣衊 (wūmiè, to slander), which is written 诬蔑 in simplified Chinese. Outside that word it is rare and mostly literary. Example: 他誣衊我偷了錢。(Tā wūmiè wǒ tōu le qián.) He falsely accused me of stealing the money.
Common mistake: Learners often write only 蔑 and forget the 血 on the left, or confuse 衊 with 蔑視 (mièshì, to despise), where 蔑 alone is correct. Remember that 衊 with blood is about slander and defiling, while plain 蔑 is about contempt.
Questions about 衊
How many strokes are in 衊?
衊 is written with 21 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 衊 mean?
衊 (miè) means to smear, to slander; to defile.
How do you pronounce 衊?
衊 is pronounced miè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 衊?
The radical of 衊 is 血, which carries the idea of "blood". Dictionaries list 衊 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 衊?
衊 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 蔑, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 誣衊 and 污衊?
Both mean to slander, and both are pronounced with miè at the end. 誣衊 (wūmiè) stresses making false accusations, while 污衊 (wūmiè) stresses dirtying someone's reputation. In everyday use they overlap a lot.
Why does 衊 look so complicated compared to the word I see in mainland texts?
In simplified Chinese, 衊 was merged into 蔑, so 誣衊 became 诬蔑. You will mainly meet 衊 in Taiwan, Hong Kong, or older texts.