诬 wū
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 巫 wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
诬陷
wūxiàn
to frame; to falsely accuse
Characters in this word
陷 xiàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 臽 pit, hole
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 调查结果表明，那名记者是被人故意诬陷的。 Diàochá jiéguǒ biǎomíng, nà míng jìzhě shì bèi rén gùyì wūxiàn de. The investigation showed that the journalist had been deliberately framed.
- 他被同事诬陷偷钱，心里非常委屈。 Tā bèi tóngshì wūxiàn tōu qián, xīnlǐ fēicháng wěiqū. He was framed by a colleague for stealing money and felt deeply wronged.
- 有人诬陷他考试作弊，但他拿出了证据。 Yǒurén wūxiàn tā kǎoshì zuòbì, dàn tā náchūle zhèngjù. Someone falsely accused him of cheating on the exam, but he produced evidence.
Related words
- 缺陷 quēxiàn defect
- 陷入 xiànrù to fall into, to be caught in
- 陷 xiàn to sink; to fall into; to get stuck
- 陷害 xiànhài to frame; to set someone up
- 陷阱 xiànjǐng trap; pitfall
- 周旋 zhōuxuán to manoeuvre; to deal with; to mediate
- 奚落 xīluò to mock; to taunt
- 针锋相对 zhēnfēngxiāngduì to oppose each other sharply; tit for tat
- 挖苦 wāku to mock; to taunt sarcastically
- 争端 zhēngduān dispute; controversy; conflict
- 引诱 yǐnyòu to lure; to tempt; to entice
- 怂恿 sǒngyǒng to incite; to egg on