奸诈

jiān zhà · HSK 7

devious

🦊 奸 wicked + 诈 cheat = treachery; 诈 carries the 讠 speech radical for spoken lies

奸 means wicked or treacherous, and 诈 means to swindle. The 讠 speech radical inside 诈 ties the cheating to lying words. Together they name a devious rogue who deceives through smooth talk.

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