詐 (zhà) - To deceive, cheat, swindle & fraud

詐Tone 4

zhà ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

悦丈

詐 · zhà

To deceive, cheat, swindle;

fraud;

cunning;

to pretend, feign;

crafty.

To deceive, cheat, swindlefraudcunning

Usage highlights

FraudExtortionDeceivePretend to be sickFeign deathCunning scheme

Synonyms

  • 騙— to cheat, swindle
  • 欺— to deceive, bully
  • 偽— false, fake

Antonyms

  • 誠— sincerity, honesty
  • 實— true, real
  • 真— genuine, authentic

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He was accused of fraud (詐騙).
  • She pretended to be sick (詐病).
  • The company engaged in deceptive advertising (虛假廣告).
  • He tried to extort money through deception (敲詐).

Collocations

  • Fraud(詐騙)
  • Extortion(敲詐)
  • Deceive(欺詐)
  • Pretend to be sick(詐病)
  • Feign death(詐死)
  • Cunning scheme(奸詐)

Idioms

  • Cunning and treacherous(奸詐狡猾)
  • To feign ignorance(詐癡佯呆)
  • To extort a confession by trickery(詐取口供)
  • To pretend to be mad(詐瘋扮傻)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese morality, 詐 is strongly condemned as it violates the Confucian virtue of sincerity (誠).
  • The character appears in legal contexts related to fraud and deception in both historical and modern Chinese law.
  • In military strategy texts like Sun Tzu's Art of War, some forms of deception (though not necessarily 詐) are considered legitimate tactics.

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