谍

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to spy

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 枼 (phonetic)

components: 讠枼

espionage · Heisig RSH #1657

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 枼

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 枼 (—) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
枼 sound component	—	table; flat pieces of wood; a slip, a leaf
蝶	dié	butterfly
蹀	dié	to skip, to dance; to put a foot down
鲽	dié	flatfish; flounder; sole
喋	dié	to nag; babble, chatter
渫	xiè	to scatter, to disperse; high tide
揲	shé	to sort out divining stalks

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
间谍活动	jiàn dié huó dòng	espionage; spying
间谍软件	jiàn dié ruǎn jiàn	spyware
反间谍	fǎn jiàn dié	counterintelligence; protection against espionage
间谍网	jiàn dié wǎng	spy network
间谍罪	jiàn dié zuì	crime of spying
台谍	Tái dié	Taiwan spy
台谍	Tái dié	Taiwan spy
谍报	dié bào	spy report; intelligence
谍战	dié zhàn	(movie genre) espionage thriller (typically involving Chinese agents opposing the Japanese…
间谍	jiàn dié	spy
谍照	dié zhào	spy shot; leaked photo of a yet-to-be-released product