Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 诈

诈

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Meaning

 to cheat, to swindle, to pretend, deceit

Pronunciation

 zhà

Explanation

 Left: word 讠/言, right: suddenly 乍 (The saw 乍 fells [the tree] suddenly.)

Mnemonic

If the words are sawed (=fiddled), the person is cheating.

Radicals

讠 word(traditionally 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth)
乍 suddenly, for the first time(This radical is understood to display a saw.)
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Vocabulary

诈骗 zhà piàn to defraud; to swindle; to blackmail
欺诈 qī zhà to cheat
讹诈 é zhà to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail; to bluff; to defraud
诡诈 guǐ zhà sly; treacherous
狡诈 jiǎo zhà craft; cunning; deceitful
诈唬 zhà hu to threaten and deceive; bluff; bluster

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