谎
HSK 7–9

谎 (huǎng): lie

huǎng

lie

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Pinyin

huǎng

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

lie

How to Write 谎 (huǎng)

谎 is written in 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 谎

A phono-semantic compound: 讠 (speech) carries the meaning, and 荒 hints at the pronunciation.

What 谎 is Made Of

谎 is built from 2 components:

讠words, speech
荒wasteland, desert

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Words Using 谎

Common Chinese words that contain 谎:

撒谎

sāhuǎng

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