qiǎn

to censure

to reprimand

speech (讠) + phonetic (遣) = to censure with words

The speech radical (讠) anchors the meaning: this is a verbal act of condemnation. 遣 lends the sound qiǎn and does not contribute to the meaning here.

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他的不诚实行为受到了大家的责。

tā de bù chéng shí xíng wéi shòu dào le dà jiā de qiǎn zé。

his dishonest behavior was censured by everyone.

这位官员因为滥用权力而遭到公众责。

zhè wèi guān yuán yīn wèi làn yòng quán lì ér zāo dào gōng zhòng qiǎn zé。

this official was publicly reprimanded for abusing his power.

Words with 谴

呵谴

hē qiǎn

to reprimand

天谴

tiān qiǎn

the wrath of Heaven

自谴

zì qiǎn

to blame oneself

诃谴

hē qiǎn

variant of 呵譴|呵谴[he1 qian3]

谴呵

qiǎn hē

variant of 譴訶|谴诃[qian3 he1]

谴诃

qiǎn hē

to reprimand

谴责

qiǎn zé

to denounce

谴责小说

qiǎn zé xiǎo shuō

novel of denunciation (according to Lu Xun's 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] classification)

More characters with 讠