诈 zhà to cheat
to cheat; to defraud; treacherous
How to remember 诈: 讠 words + 乍 suddenly = to cheat. Grandpa's sweet words suddenly make sense when the kids find the extra aces he hid to cheat them at cards.
Component breakdown
诈 = 讠 words + 乍 suddenly
- 讠 words
- 乍 suddenly
Grandpa's sweet words suddenly make sense when the kids find the extra aces he hid to cheat them at cards.
How it is used
- 'To cheat/defraud' - 诈骗 (zhàpiàn) to swindle, 欺诈 (qīzhà) fraud, 敲诈 (qiāozhà) to extort, 讹诈 (ézhà) to blackmail, 奸诈 (jiānzhà) treacherous.
- Also 'to feign' - 诈死 (zhàsǐ) to play dead, 兵不厌诈 (bīngbúyànzhà) 'in war nothing is too deceitful', all is fair in warfare.