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诽

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slander

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
10
Radical
言 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
誹
Common rank
#4,722
Unicode
U+8BFD

Formation & memory

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How 诽 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 meaning “speech” + 非 sound ( fēi )

Components 讠 非

Words with 诽

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
腹诽 fù fěi silent curse or disagreement; unspoken criticism
诽闻 fěi wén scandal; gossip
诽谤 fěi bàng to slander; to libel

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 非 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
非 sound part fēi not, negative, non-; to oppose
排 pái row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
悲 bēi sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
菲 fēi fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines
辈 bèi generation, lifetime; contemporary
啡 fēi coffee; morphine
匪 fěi bandits, robbers, gangsters
斐 fěi graceful, elegant, beautiful
腓 féi leg, calf; to wither, to decay
蜚 fēi cockroach
翡 fěi kingfisher; jade, emerald
俳 pái actor; vaudeville show; insincere
鲱 fēi herring
扉 fēi door panel
痱 fèi heat rash; prickly heat; ulcers
绯 fēi crimson, scarlet; purple
裴 péi flowing gown; surname
悱 fěi overcome with emotion; at a loss for words
霏 fēi rainfall, snowfall