谣 yáo rumor
rumor; ballad
怎么记住“谣”: 讠 words + 䍃 jar in hand = rumor. Whispered words fly round the office that the boss was seen jar in hand by the cookie shelf at midnight, and soon everyone repeats the rumor.
部件结构
谣 = 讠 words + 䍃 jar in hand
- 讠 words
- 䍃 jar in hand
Whispered words fly round the office that the boss was seen jar in hand by the cookie shelf at midnight, and soon everyone repeats the rumor.
用法
- Two senses: 'rumor' - 谣言 (yáoyán) a rumor, 造谣 (zàoyáo) to fabricate rumors, 辟谣 (pìyáo) to refute/debunk a rumor; and 'folk ballad' - 歌谣 (gēyáo) a folk song, 民谣 (mínyáo) folk music/ballad.
- 造谣 vs 辟谣 is the standard 'spread vs refute' pairing in news about misinformation.