讹 meaning and stroke order
To swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood
How to write 讹, stroke by stroke
6 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 讹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- error
- false
- to extort
- variant of 訛|讹[e2]
How 讹 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
讠 gives the meaning and 化 hints at the sound.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 讹
讹 combines 讠 (speech) with 化 (huà, to change), which gives the sound. Words 讠 that get changed 化 as they pass from mouth to mouth turn into errors and falsehoods.
讹 appears mostly in set words and written Chinese rather than alone. The most common word is 讹诈 (ézhà), to blackmail or extort, and in speech 讹 by itself can mean to con someone out of money. Example: 他想讹我一笔钱。(Tā xiǎng é wǒ yì bǐ qián.) He wants to swindle me out of some money.
Common mistake: Learners often read 讹 as huà because of the phonetic part 化, but the correct reading is é with a second tone. Also do not confuse it with 话 (huà, speech), which shares the 讠 side but has 舌 on the right.
Common words with 讹
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 讹诈 | ézhà | to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 讹
How many strokes are in 讹?
讹 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 讹 mean?
讹 (é) means to swindle, to cheat; wrong, error; falsehood. A common word with it is 讹诈 (ézhà), meaning "to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail".
How do you pronounce 讹?
讹 is pronounced é, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 讹?
The radical of 讹 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 讹 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 讹?
The traditional form of 讹 is 訛 and 譌. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 讹 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 讹 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 讹 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 以讹传讹 mean?
以讹传讹 (yǐ é chuán é) means to spread an error further and further, so a false story grows as it is passed on. It is a useful idiom for rumors.
Is 讹 used in everyday spoken Chinese?
Yes, in casual speech 讹 can mean to scam or extort someone, for example 被人讹了 (bèi rén é le), got scammed. The sense of error is mostly found in written words like 讹误 (éwù), a mistake in a text.