诽 (fěi): slander

诽 (fěi) is a Chinese character meaning “slander.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (semantic) and 非 (phonetic). It ranks #2932 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 诽 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 speech10 strokesFrequency #2932讠 semantic非 phonetic

Definitions

  1. slander

Etymology & Origin

诽

pictophoneticspeech

Decomposition: ⿰讠非 (layout: left-right)

Components:讠semantic非phonetic

Stroke Order

1
2
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4
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10

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
诽谤verbfěi bàngto slander
诽闻fěi wénscandal
腹诽verbfù fěisilent curse or disagreement
3
Total compounds
67
As first character
33
As last character
0
As middle character

诽 appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 33 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 诽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

谤bàng
0.9493,135 co-occurrences
讼sòng
0.550200 co-occurrences
侮wǔ
0.50388 co-occurrences
谣yáo
0.50190 co-occurrences
诉sù
0.495296 co-occurrences
辱rǔ
0.461102 co-occurrences
诬wū
0.43224 co-occurrences
罪zuì
0.427308 co-occurrences
蔑miè
0.41922 co-occurrences
衅xìn
0.40912 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

诽谤他人，法律不容。

Fěibàng tārén, fǎlǜ bù róng.

Slander is not tolerated by law.

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

...拜巧克力”包点心面!店家:是面线 告网友诽谤

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

..."Chocolate" buns and noodles! 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 fěi

啡fēi匪fěi绯fēi非fēi

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 诽 (fěi) mean in Chinese?
诽 (fěi) primarily means "slander." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2932 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 诽 and 排?
诽 (fěi) and 排 (pái) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 讠 vs 扌 (same 非 component).
How many strokes does 诽 have?
诽 is written with 10 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 诽?
The radical associated with 诽 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.
What are the components of 诽?
诽 is composed of: 讠 (semantic), 非 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰讠非 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 诽?
Common words with 诽 include: 诽谤 (fěi bàng, "to slander"); 诽闻 (fěi wén, "scandal"); 腹诽 (fù fěi, "silent curse or disagreement"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 诽 (fěi)?
Several characters share the pronunciation fěi: 啡 ((used in loanwords for its phonetic value)), 匪 (bandit), 绯 (dark red), 非 (to not be). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 诽 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 诽 and the traditional form is 誹.

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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.