诈(zhà)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 詐

to cheat

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Character information

Pinyin
zhà
Meaning
to cheat; to swindle; to pretend; to feign; to draw sb out; to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
詐

Origin & structure

Where 诈 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠乍

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech); 乍 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

讠yán乍zhà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 诈 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 诈

Common words using 诈 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiān奸zhà诈
HSK 7-9

treachery; devious; a rogue

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qiāo敲zhà诈
HSK 7-9

to rip off; to extort (money); extortion; blackmail

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qī欺zhà诈
HSK 7-9

to cheat

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é讹zhà诈
HSK 7-9

to extort under false pretenses

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zhà诈piàn骗
HSK 7-9

to defraud

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qiǎo巧zhà诈

deceitful; crafty; artful

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jiǎo狡zhà诈

crafty

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zhà诈qī欺

fraud

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 诈’s common words

奸敲欺讹骗巧狡

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