懂中文 Dong Chinese

谣

yáo

sing

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 䍃 represents the sound. Simplified form of 謠.

Components
讠 meaning component

讠  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

䍃 sound component

䍃  Sound component

yóu, yáo

  

vase, pitcher

Evolution

谣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谣 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
谣 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

谣 (謠) 

yáo

sing; folksong, ballad; rumor; popular ballad

Most common words with 谣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

谣言

rumor

民谣

ballad

辟谣

to deny

谣传

rumor

造谣

to start a rumor