譭 meaning and stroke order
To slander, to defame
How to write 譭, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 譭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 毀|毁[hui3]
- to defame
- to slander
How 譭 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Slanderous 毁 words 言; 毁 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 譭
譭 puts 言 (yán, words) beside 毁 (huǐ, to destroy). Words used to destroy someone's reputation means to slander, and 毁 also gives the sound huǐ.
譭 is a variant form of 毁 used in the sense of defaming someone. Today the standard spelling in both simplified and traditional Chinese is usually 毁 or 毀, so you will mostly meet 譭 in older texts or in words like 譭謗 (huǐbàng). Example: 他譭謗同事。(Tā huǐbàng tóngshì.) He slandered his coworker.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes treat 譭 as the only correct way to write slander and use it in modern writing, but 诋毁 (dǐhuǐ) and 毁谤 (huǐbàng) with plain 毁 are the normal forms now. Also keep the third tone huǐ, not huì as in 会.
Questions about 譭
How many strokes are in 譭?
譭 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 譭 mean?
譭 (huǐ) means to slander, to defame.
How do you pronounce 譭?
譭 is pronounced huǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 譭?
The radical of 譭 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 譭 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 譭?
譭 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 毁, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 譭 still used in modern Chinese?
Rarely. Most dictionaries and modern texts write 毁 (simplified) or 毀 (traditional) instead, even for the meaning of slander. You may still see 譭 in some Taiwan or Hong Kong texts and older writing.
What is the difference between 譭 and 毁?
毁 has the broad meaning of to destroy or ruin, and it also covers to slander. 譭 adds the speech component 言 to point only at the slander sense, so it is narrower in meaning.