诬 wū to slander
to slander; to defame; a false accusation
How to remember 诬: 讠 words + 巫 shaman = to slander. The angry neighbour spreads words around the village that the old herbalist is a shaman who curses cows, just to slander him.
Component breakdown
诬 = 讠 words + 巫 shaman
- 讠 words
- 巫 shaman
The angry neighbour spreads words around the village that the old herbalist is a shaman who curses cows, just to slander him.
How it is used
- 'To make a false accusation' - 诬陷 (wūxiàn) to frame someone, 诬告 (wūgào) to lodge a false charge, 诬蔑 (wūmiè) to smear.
- Distinct from plain slander: 诬 stresses the accusation is knowingly false and aims to incriminate an innocent person.