谤 (bàng): to slander, to defame, to speak ill of

谤 (bàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to slander.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 旁 (phonetic). It ranks #2855 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 谤 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 讠 speech12 strokesFrequency #2855讠 semantic旁 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to slander
  2. to defame
  3. to speak ill of

Etymology & Origin

谤

pictophoneticspeech

Decomposition: ⿰讠旁 (layout: left-right)

Components:讠semantic旁phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
诽谤verbfěi bàngto slander
毁谤verbhuǐ bàngslander
2
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

谤 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 谤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

诽fěi
0.9493,135 co-occurrences
讼sòng
0.542212 co-occurrences
诉sù
0.483300 co-occurrences
诬wū
0.47954 co-occurrences
谣yáo
0.47980 co-occurrences
讥jī
0.45616 co-occurrences
毁huǐ
0.456234 co-occurrences
辱rǔ
0.44698 co-occurrences
蔑miè
0.43030 co-occurrences
罪zuì
0.420334 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

谤传身教是最好的教育方式。

bàng chuán shēn jiào shì zuì hǎo de jiào yù fāng shì .

Setting an example through one's own conduct is the best form of education.

LtnMar 2026

乱扯治疗师“只会治年轻妹” 照服员挨告诽谤、民事判赔3万

luàn chě zhì liáo shī zhī huì zhì nián qīng mèi zhào fú yuán āi gào fěi bàng , mín shì pàn péi 3 wàn

Caregiver Sued for Defamation After Claiming Therapist "Only Treats Young Women"; Ordered to Pay 30,000 in Civil Damages

TvbsMar 2026

...巧克力”包点心面!店家:是面线 告网友诽谤

. . . qiǎo kè lì bāo diǎn xīn miàn ! diàn jiā : shì miàn xiàn gào wǎng yǒu fěi bàng

..."Chocolate" pastries! Shop owner: "It's vermicelli"—sues netizen for defamation

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 讠 (speech) component

说shuō认rèn许xǔ计jì该gāi让ràng识shí请qǐng设shè议yì

Related Characters

认rèn记jì识shí诉sù试shì话huà语yǔ说shuō请qǐng读dú

Homophones — Characters pronounced bàng

磅bàng镑bàng帮bāng邦bāng棒bàng膀bǎng绑bǎng榜bǎng傍bàng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 谤 (bàng) mean in Chinese?
谤 (bàng) primarily means "to slander." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2855 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 谤 and 螃?
谤 (bàng) and 螃 (páng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 讠 vs 虫 (same 旁 component).
How many strokes does 谤 have?
谤 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 谤?
The radical associated with 谤 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.
What are the components of 谤?
谤 is composed of: 讠 (semantic), 旁 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰讠旁 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 谤?
Common words with 谤 include: 诽谤 (fěi bàng, "to slander"); 毁谤 (huǐ bàng, "slander"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 谤 (bàng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation bàng: 磅 (scale (instrument for weighing)), 镑 (pound (sterling) (loanword)), 帮 (to help), 邦 ((bound form) country), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 谤 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 谤 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.