诬 (wū): to accuse falsely

诬 (wū) is a Chinese character meaning “to accuse falsely.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 讠 (structural) and 巫 (structural). It ranks #3118 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 诬 to start 讠 a witch-hunt 巫; 巫 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 话 (huà, speech, words), 说 (shuō, to speak, to say), 请 (qǐng, please, to invite).

Spoken pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 讠 speech9 strokesFrequency #3118讠 structural 巫 structural

Definitions

to accuse falsely

Etymology & Origin

诬

ideographicTo start 讠 a witch-hunt 巫; 巫 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰讠巫 (layout: left-right)

Components:讠structural 巫structural

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
诬陷verb	wū xiàn	to entrap
诬蔑verb	wū miè	variant of 誣衊\|诬蔑
诬告verb	wū gào	to frame sb
诬赖verb	wū lài	to accuse falsely
诬害verb	wū hài	to damage by calumny
反诬verb	fǎn wū	to make a false countercharge
辩诬verb	biàn wū	to debate
冤诬	yuān wū	unjust charge
攀诬	pān wū	to frame

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

诬 appears in 9 compound words: 56 as the first character, 44 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 诬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

陷xiàn

0.6302,526 co-occurrences

蔑miè

0.612366 co-occurrences

谤bàng

0.47954 co-occurrences

告gào

0.4781,492 co-occurrences

赃zāng

0.46034 co-occurrences

诽fěi

0.43224 co-occurrences

矫jiǎo

0.42322 co-occurrences

谋móu

0.410188 co-occurrences

枉wǎng

0.40522 co-occurrences

挟xié

0.40218 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好诬字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo wū zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhèng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "诬" correctly, you need to master the correct stroke order.

Character Family

讠 Radical Family — Characters sharing the speech radical

说shuō 话huà 认rèn 该gāi 记jì 识shí 请qǐng 试shì 讲jiǎng 谢xiè

Related Characters

话huà 说shuō 请qǐng 认rèn 识shí 记jì 讲jiǎng 该gāi 谢xiè 试shì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 诬 (wū) mean in Chinese?

诬 (wū) primarily means "to accuse falsely." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3118 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 诬 have?

诬 is written with 9 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 诬?

The radical associated with 诬 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.

What are the components of 诬?

诬 is composed of: 讠 (structural), 巫 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰讠巫 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 诬?

Common words with 诬 include: 诬陷 (wū xiàn, "to entrap"); 诬蔑 (wū miè, "variant of 誣衊|诬蔑"); 诬告 (wū gào, "to frame sb"); 诬赖 (wū lài, "to accuse falsely"); 诬害 (wū hài, "to damage by calumny"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.

Is 诬 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 诬 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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