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骗子 (piàn zi) — swindler, cheat

Definition

骗子 is the person who cheats — the swindler themselves. Use 骗 for the verb 'to cheat', and 欺骗 for more formal, written contexts (e.g., news, legal language).

noun
swindlercheat
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 骗子。
    Zhè ge piàn zi piàn le hěn duō rén de qián.
    This swindler cheated many people out of their money.
  • 骗子。
    Nǐ qiān wàn bú yào xiāng xìn nà ge piàn zi de huà.
    You absolutely must not believe that swindler's words.
  • ，骗子。
    Wǒ men bào jǐng le, yīn wèi yù dào le piàn zi.
    We called the police because we encountered a swindler.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

骗piànswindle
子zǐperson

骗 (swindle) plus 子 names a person who does it.

Characters in this word

Most 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 騙; 骗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
扁
扁biǎn騙piàn
Same sound today

The traditional form 騙 pairs 馬 (horse) with 扁, which gives the sound; it originally meant to mount a horse by swinging a leg across it. The simplified 骗 is a later abbreviation.

Open 骗 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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