詐 meaning and stroke order
To cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous
How to write 詐, stroke by stroke
12 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 詐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to cheat
- to swindle
- to pretend
- to feign
- to draw sb out
- to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
How 詐 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
言 gives the meaning and 乍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 詐
詐 combines 言 (speech) with 乍 (zhà), which gives the sound. Think of it as words used to trick someone, since cheating often starts with what a person says.
詐 (simplified 诈) rarely appears alone in modern Chinese and usually shows up in compounds like 诈骗 (zhàpiàn, to defraud) and 欺诈 (qīzhà, to cheat). It can also mean to bluff someone into revealing information. Example: 小心电话诈骗。(Xiǎoxīn diànhuà zhàpiàn.) Watch out for phone scams.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 詐 with 炸 (zhà, to explode) or 昨 (zuó, yesterday), which share the 乍 part. Check the left side: only 詐 has 言, the speech radical.
Common words with 詐
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 詐
How many strokes are in 詐?
詐 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 詐 mean?
詐 (zhà) means to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous. A common word with it is 诈骗 (zhàpiàn), meaning "to defraud; to swindle".
How do you pronounce 詐?
詐 is pronounced zhà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 詐?
The radical of 詐 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 詐 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 詐?
詐 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 诈, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 诈 mean in 你别诈我?
Here 诈 means to bluff or trick someone into telling the truth. 你别诈我 (nǐ bié zhà wǒ) means "Don't try to trick me into admitting it."
What is the difference between 诈骗 and 欺骗?
诈骗 (zhàpiàn) usually means fraud for money or property and is often a legal term. 欺骗 (qīpiàn) is broader and means to deceive or lie to someone in general.