讒

讒 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+17, 24 strokes, cangjie input 卜口弓口戈 (YRNRI), four-corner 0761₆, composition ⿰訁毚)

• 𡆙, 𡿣

• 谗 (Simplified Chinese)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1187, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36137
• Dae Jaweon: page 1651, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4032, character 6
• Unihan data for U+8B92

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *zrɯːm, *zraːms) : semantic 言 (“speech”) + phonetic 毚 (OC *zrɯːm, *zraːm)

讒

1. to slander; to defame; to vilify; to speak maliciously of others

   • 「我的心肝，你說的是，咱們讒他兩個。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     「我的心肝，你说的是，咱们谗他两个。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18^th century CE

     “wǒ de xīngān, nǐ shuōdeshì, zánmen chán tā liǎng ge.” [Pinyin]

     "My dear, you are right indeed, let's slander them both."

2. slander; defamation; libel

   • 只說這王摩被四個弟兄獻讒趕逐，一時忿氣，奔下山來。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     只说这王摩被四个弟兄献谗赶逐，一时忿气，奔下山来。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 青蓮室主人, 《後水滸傳》 (The Later Story of Water Margin), 17^th century CE

     Zhǐ shuō zhè Wángmó bèi sì ge dìxiōng xiàn chán gǎnzhú, yīshí fènqì, bēn xiàshān lái. [Pinyin]

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   • 讒人高張，賢士無名。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     谗人高张，贤士无名。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Chán rén gāo zhāng, xiánshì wúmíng. [Pinyin]

     The people who commit slander loudly prevail, the virtuous hide in obscurity.

   • 君子信讒，如或醻之。君子不惠、不舒究之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     君子信谗，如或酬之。君子不惠、不舒究之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Jūnzǐ xìn chán, rú huò shòu zhī. Jūnzǐ bù huì, bù shū jiū zhī. [Pinyin]

     Our sovereign believes slanders,
     as readily as he joins in the pledge cup.
     Our sovereign is unkind,
     And does not leisurely examine into things.

3. ^† slanderer

   • 去讒遠色，賤貨而貴德，所以勸賢也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     去谗远色，贱货而贵德，所以劝贤也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Qù chán yuǎn sè, jiàn huò ér guì dé, suǒ yǐ quàn xián yě. [Pinyin]

     Discarding slanderers, and keeping himself from the seductions of beauty; making light of riches, and giving honour to virtue — this is the way for him to encourage men of worth and talents.

   • 是以中外不通，讒慝不生，婦言不及官中之事。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     是以中外不通，谗慝不生，妇言不及官中之事。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Guanzi, 5^th century BCE to 220 CE

     Shì yǐ zhōngwài bùtōng, chán tè bù shēng, fù yán bùjí guān zhōng zhī shì. [Pinyin]

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(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

• Go-on: ぜん (zen)^{←ぜむ (zemu, historical)}
• Kan-on: さん (san)^{←さむ (samu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: ざん (zan)
• Kun: そしる (soshiru, 讒る); いつわる (itsuwaru); よこしま (yokoshima)

From Middle Chinese 讒 (MC dzream|dzraemH).

• (Tokyo) ざ​ん [záꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡zã̠ɴ]

讒(ざん) • (zan) 

1. false charge; slander; defamation

From Middle Chinese 讒 (MC dzream|dzraemH). Recorded as Middle Korean 참 (cham) (Yale: cham) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

讒 (eumhun 참소할 참 (chamsohal cham))

1. Hanja form^? of 참 (“to slander”).

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

讒: Hán Việt readings: sàm (士(sĩ)咸(hàm)切(thiết))[1][2][3][4][5], gièm[4]
讒: Nôm readings: gièm[1][2][3][4][5][6], sàm[1][2][3][4][6], xàm[3][7][5][6], sòm[3][7][4], sờm[1][3], sồm[3], sóm[4]

1. chữ Hán form of sàm (“to slander”).
2. Nôm form of gièm (“to slander”).
3. Nôm form of xàm (“to chatter; to prattle”).

• 讒謗 (sàm báng)