yuān​wū

frame-up

yuān grievance

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqon

說文解字

屈也。从兔从冂。兔在冂下,不得走,益屈折也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

make false accusation Simplified

To start  a witch-hunt also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
yán speech
SoundMeaning component
wizard, shaman

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

make false accusation Traditional

To start  a witch-hunt also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
yán speech
SoundMeaning component
wizard, shaman

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmju[m](r)[o]deceive
Zhengzhangma
Unicodemio

說文解字

加也。从言巫聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica