zhà = zh + a4
to cheat / to swindle / to pretend / to feign / to draw sb out / to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
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How to pronounce 诈

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zh initial

Zh is for James II of England (詹姆斯二世, zhān​mǔ​sī èr​shì).

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

诈 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhà = zh + a4
at first / suddenly / abruptly / to spread / (of hair) to stand on end / bristling
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yán = y + an2
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]
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Characters with 诈 as component

诈 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 诈

to defraud / to swindle / to blackmail
to rip off / to extort (money) / extortion / blackmail

Sentences with 诈

诈 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhà

to cheat / to swindle / to pretend / to feign / to draw sb out / to try to extract information by deceit or bluff

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