谎 (huǎng) — lie, falsehood (bound morpheme, used in compounds like 谎言, 撒谎)
Definition
Bound morpheme meaning 'lie' — almost never used alone. Appears in the common compounds 谎言 (lie, falsehood) and 撒谎 (to tell a lie).
bound form
liefalsehood (bound morpheme, used in compounds like 谎言, 撒谎)
Examples
- 。Tā de huǎng yán hěn kuài bèi jiē chuān le.His lies were quickly exposed.
- ，。Bú yào sā huǎng, shuō shí huà ba.Don't tell lies; just tell the truth.
- ，。Tā shuō de dōu shì huǎng huà, bié xìn tā.Everything he says is lies — don't believe him.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 謊; 谎 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 謊 pairs 言 (speech) with 荒, which shows how it was pronounced; the simplified 谎 is a later shorthand.
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