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misrepresent

HSK 10
chán
ザン、サン
そし.る
Components
Traditional (讒)
say+ greedy =
misrepresent
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
chán greedy
cunning
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Simplified (谗)
speech+ avoid =
slander
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
speech
Phonetic component
miǎn avoid
spare
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [chán]
to slander; to defame; to misrepresent; to speak maliciously
Japanese
ざん 同音
noun false charge; slander; defamation
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