谍 dié to spy
How to remember 谍: 讠 words + 枼 leaves = to spy. Hoping to catch a few words of the secret plan, the little brother hides behind the leaves of the hedge to spy on his sister.
Component breakdown
谍 = 讠 words + 枼 leaves
- 讠 words
- 枼 leaves
Hoping to catch a few words of the secret plan, the little brother hides behind the leaves of the hedge to spy on his sister.
How it is used
- A bound character for 'espionage' - 间谍 (jiàndié) a spy, 谍报 (diébào) intelligence, 谍战 (diézhàn) spy warfare (谍战片, a spy thriller).
- Confined to espionage vocabulary; not used alone.