讪 Stroke Order

讪 (shàn) 1. 讥笑: Mock; deride; ridicule. - 例: 讪笑 (to mock), 讪骂 (to scorn). 2. 不好意思，难为情的样子: Embarrassed; awkward. - 例: 发讪 (to feel embarrassed); 搭讪 (to make small talk to alleviate awkwardness). 基本意義: 毁谤 (slander). 造字法: 形声。从言，山声 (Phonetic-meaning structure: from "speech" and "mountain sound"). 同本义: 1. 毁谤 (slander). - 引: 《说文》：讪，谤也。与姗略同 (Slander means defamation, similar to "shān"). - 引: 《苍颉篇》：讪，诽毁也 (Slander means to damage reputation). 例: 讪上 (slander against those in power), 讪议 (slanderous discussion), 讪刺 (mocking criticism). 讥刺，挖苦: 2. Mock; deride; ridicule. - 引: 王安石《上仁宗皇帝言事书》 (Wang Anshi’s letter: to deride if officials are unqualified). - 引: 清· 孔尚任《桃花扇》 (Qing Dynasty: using malicious satire). 例: 讪人 (to embarrass someone), 讪语 (sarcastic remarks), 讪嘴 (to bicker), 讪侮 (to mock and insult), 讪诮 (to ridicule with sarcasm), 讪驳 (to ridicule in a rebuttal). 形: 羞惭，难为情 (Embarrassed; awkward). - 例: 听到别人的批评，他脸上有些发讪 (Upon hearing criticism, he looked somewhat embarrassed); 讪筋 (to get angry out of embarrassment); 讪不搭的 (to describe someone as awkward); 讪脸 (having thick skin).