■ radical

sù

to accuse

How it’s built

Simplified form of 訴. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 斥 represents the sound.

讠

meaning

speech — 讠 is a component form of 言.

斥

sound

blame; reprimand — The pronunciation of 訴 was similar to 斥 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. 斥 also serves as a meaning component.

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