谤 bàng to slander
to slander; to defame
怎么记住“谤”: 讠 words + 旁 side = to slander. At the side of the playground two girls whisper nasty words about the new kid, trying to slander her.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
谤 = 讠 words + 旁 side
- 讠 words meaning
- 旁 side sound
- offering stand
- 方 direction
At the side of the playground two girls whisper nasty words about the new kid, trying to slander her.
How it came to be
Words give the meaning and the sign for side gives the sound.
用法
- A bound character living in 诽谤 (fěibàng), to slander/defame, and 毁谤 (huǐbàng), to malign.
- Formal/legal register for defamation; does not stand alone.