誣 meaning and stroke order

wū

To slander, to defame; a false accusation

Strokes14
Pinyinwū
ToneTone 1

How to write 誣, stroke by stroke

14 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 誣

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

wūfirst tone (high and level)
  1. to accuse falsely

How 誣 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To start 言 a witch-hunt 巫; 巫 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.

Common words with 誣

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
誣陷wūxiànto entrap; to frame

Questions about 誣

How many strokes are in 誣?

誣 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 誣 mean?

誣 (wū) means to slander, to defame; a false accusation. A common word with it is 诬陷 (wūxiàn), meaning "to entrap; to frame".

How do you pronounce 誣?

誣 is pronounced wū, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 誣?

The radical of 誣 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 誣 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 誣?

誣 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 诬, used in mainland China and Singapore.