Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (詛)
Simplified (诅)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
诅
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
诅
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
诅
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
诅
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
诅
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
诅
Regular
Modern
Chinese
诅 / 詛 [zǔ]
curse; swear (oath)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)