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defame

HSK 10
ベツ、メチ、バツ、マチ
To slight 蔑 with smeared blood 血; 蔑 also provides the pronunciation
Components
blood+ despise =
defame
Meaning component
xuè blood
Meaning component
miè despise
defiled with blood
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
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