訛 (é) - Error, falsehood, rumor & to extort, to blackmail

訛Tone 2

é ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

丁恩

訛 · é

Error, falsehood, rumor;

to extort, to blackmail;

to change, to alter.

Error, falsehood, rumorto extort, to blackmailto change, to alter.

Usage highlights

RumorErrorExtortionTo spread rumorsFalse accusationTo correct errors

Synonyms

  • 误— mistake, error
  • 错— wrong, incorrect
  • 诈— deceive, cheat

Antonyms

  • 真— true, genuine
  • 实— real, factual
  • 正— correct, proper

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • That's a rumor (讹传).
  • Correcting errors (讹误).
  • He was extorted (被讹诈).
  • The pronunciation changed over time (音讹).

Collocations

  • Rumor(讹传)
  • Error(讹误)
  • Extortion(讹诈)
  • To spread rumors(以讹传讹)
  • False accusation(讹赖)
  • To correct errors(订讹)

Idioms

  • Spread an error by repeating it(以讹传讹)
  • Three men make a tiger(三人成讹)
  • Errors and omissions(讹佚)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese culture, spreading false information (讹传) was considered morally wrong.
  • The character appears in legal contexts related to extortion and false accusations.
  • The idiom '以讹传讹' warns about the danger of uncritically passing on misinformation.

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