诋

诋 · dǐ

slander, condemn, reproach

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

slander, condemn, reproach

Mandarin
dǐ
Cantonese
dai2

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8BCB
Radical
讠 · 149
Strokes
7 · Unihan
Residual
5

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

7 strokes
诋
Strokes
7
Convention
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7 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿰讠氐(G)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 诋

Character connections

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History & distinctions

Related forms

詆

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
dǐ
kCantonese
dai2
kDefinition
slander, condemn, reproach
kTotalStrokes
7
kRSUnicode
149'.5
kTraditionalVariant
U+8A46
kTGH
2013:3797

Readings across dictionaries

Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
3dictionary records using 诋0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
讠 beside 氐 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰讠氐$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰讠氐$(G)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.