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slander

HSK 10
shàn
サン、セン
そし.る
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 山 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (訕)
say+ mountain =
slander
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
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Simplified (讪)
speech+ mountain =
abuse
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [shàn]
to mock; to ridicule; to slander
Example Sentences