谗佞
chán​nìng

slander and flatter

谗 chán slander Simplified

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

speech

免
免 Sound component
miǎn (hat), avoid

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

佞 nìng flattery

Kindness 仁 toward a woman 女

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person
二
二 Meaning component
èr two
女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman

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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnengHnˤiŋ-sclever
Zhengzhangneːŋs

說文解字

巧讇高材也。从女，信省。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

讒 slander Traditional

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
毚
毚 Sound component
chán cunning

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangzrɯːm
zraːms
Unicodejrhæm

說文解字

譖也。从言毚聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)