谤 meaning and stroke order
To slander, to defame
How to write 谤, 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 谤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to slander
- to defame
- to speak ill of
How 谤 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
讠 gives the meaning and 旁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 谤
谤 combines the speech radical 讠 with 旁 (páng, side), which gives the sound. Picture people talking about you from the side, behind your back, spreading slander.
谤 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in the word 诽谤 (fěibàng), which is common in legal and news contexts. Example: 他告那家报纸诽谤。(Tā gào nà jiā bàozhǐ fěibàng.) He sued that newspaper for libel.
Common mistake: Learners often read 谤 as páng because of its phonetic part 旁, but it is fourth tone bàng. Also do not confuse it with 傍 (bàng, near), which has the person radical 亻 instead of the speech radical 讠.
Common words with 谤
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 诽谤 | fěibàng | to slander; to libel | HSK 7-9 |
谤 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 谤
How many strokes are in 谤?
谤 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 谤 mean?
谤 (bàng) means to slander, to defame. A common word with it is 诽谤 (fěibàng), meaning "to slander; to libel".
How do you pronounce 谤?
谤 is pronounced bàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 谤?
The radical of 谤 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 谤 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 谤?
The traditional form of 谤 is 謗. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 谤 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 谤 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 谤 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 诽谤 and 污蔑?
诽谤 (fěibàng) is the standard word for slander or libel, including in legal language. 污蔑 (wūmiè) means to smear or falsely accuse and sounds more emotional and less formal.
Can 谤 be used by itself in a sentence?
In everyday modern Chinese, almost never. You will see it alone mainly in classical texts or set phrases such as 毁谤 (huǐbàng, to defame).