诈

zhà

zh+à·4th tone

to cheat · to swindle

Radical: 讠 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢

Same radical

语说论词计诗调话记识议谢谈证谋

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Character Decomposition

诈=讠+乍

Etymology

speech

Meanings

to cheat

to swindle

to pretend

to feign

to draw sb out

to try to extract information by deceit or bluff

zhà

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Words with 诈 191 total

to extort under false pretenses · to blackmail · to bluff · to defraud讹诈é zhà treachery · devious · a rogue奸诈jiān zhà to cheat欺诈qī zhà deceitful · crafty · artful巧诈qiǎo zhà

Idioms with 诈 19 total Chain

(idiom) deception is justified in war兵不厌诈bīng bù yàn zhà lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom) · fig. each tries to outwit the other · deceit and treachery尔虞我诈ěr yú wǒ zhà brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)桀贪骜诈jié tān ào zhà to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)狂三诈四kuáng sān zhà sì extortion and blackmail (idiom)敲诈勒索qiāo zhà lè suǒ

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