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blame

HSK 10
qiào
ショウ
せ.める
Components
Traditional (誚)
say+ resemble =
blame
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
speech
Phonetic component
xiào resemble
look like, resemble, be like
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Simplified (诮)
speech+ resemble =
criticize
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
speech
Phonetic component
xiào resemble
look like, resemble, be like
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [qiào]
ridicule; to blame
Example Sentences