谴
譴qiǎn
#2,522 most
frequent character
to censure, to reprimand
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
谴 pairs 讠 'speech' with 遣 qiǎn, which gives the sound. It first meant 'to condemn or censure'. From there it grew to 'denounce' and 'reprimand'.
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