诳 (kuáng) - To deceive, cheat, lie & to delude or mislead someone.

诳Tone 2

kuáng ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 讠

俊梁

诳 · kuáng

To deceive, cheat, lie;

to delude or mislead someone.

To deceive, cheat, lieto delude or mislead someone.

Usage highlights

To deceive someoneTo cheat and lieDeceptive wordsTo delude the worldTo mislead with liesDeceptive trick

Synonyms

  • 骗— to cheat, swindle
  • 欺— to deceive, cheat
  • 诈— to defraud, swindle
  • 瞒— to hide the truth, conceal

Antonyms

  • 诚— sincere, honest
  • 实— true, real
  • 真— genuine, true

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He tried to deceive me (诳我).
  • Don't tell lies (别诳人).
  • That's a deceptive trick (那是诳人的把戏).
  • She was misled by false information (她被虚假信息诳了).

Collocations

  • To deceive someone(诳人)
  • To cheat and lie(诳骗)
  • Deceptive words(诳语)
  • To delude the world(诳世)
  • To mislead with lies(诳惑)
  • Deceptive trick(诳术)

Idioms

  • Deceiving heaven and earth(诳天诳地)
  • Cheating the world and deceiving the people(诳世惑众)
  • Deceiving superiors and deluding subordinates(诳上罔下)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In traditional Chinese culture, deception and lying were considered serious moral failings.
  • The character appears in Buddhist texts referring to false speech and deception.
  • Often used in legal and moral contexts to condemn fraudulent behavior.

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