谤 Stroke Order

谤 bàng 动 【本义】: 在背后公开地议论或批评某人的短处 [En.] The original meaning: To openly discuss or criticize someone's shortcomings behind their back. 【造字法】: 形声兼会意。从言，旁声。 [En.] Character formation: A combination of phonetic and ideographic elements. Consists of the radical for speech and a phonetic component. 【释义】 1. 同本义 ([En.] criticise openly) 引: 《说文》：谤，毁也。按，谤者道人之实，事与诬谮不同。大言曰谤，小言曰诽，曰讥。 [En.] "Shuowen": 'Bàng' means to slander. A 'bàng' is different from a libel; a 'bàng' openly discusses the truth. 'Bàng' refers to grand statements, while 'fěi' refers to smaller statements or slanders. 例: 谤书 (攻击别人或揭发别人隐私的文书; 亦专指《史记》) [En.] Example: "Bàngshu" (Documents attacking others or exposing their privacy; also specifically refers to "Records of the Grand Historian"). 2. 诽谤 ([En.] defame; slander) 引:《史记·屈原贾生列传》：信而见疑，忠而被谤，能无怨乎? [En.] "Records of the Grand Historian": When one is trusted but doubted, loyal but slandered, how can one not feel wronged? 例: 谤言 (公开指责他人的话。同谤议); 谤誉 (毁谤或赞誉) [En.] Example: "Bàngyán" (Public accusations against others; synonymous with bàngyì); "Bàngyù" (Slander or praise). 3. 诅咒 ([En.] curse) 引: 《左传·昭公二十七年》：进胙者莫不谤令尹。 [En.] "Zuo Zhuan": No one who presented a sacrifice did not curse the chancellor.