诩 (xǔ): to brag

Meanings

1 to brag
2 to boast
3 to talk big

Characters

诩

xǔ

to brag; to boast

Examples

HSK 3

别老诩自己多有本事。

Bié lǎo xǔ zìjǐ duō yǒu běnshi.

Don't always brag about how capable you are.

HSK 4

他总是自诩为专家。

Tā zǒngshì zìxǔ wéi zhuānjiā.

He always boasts of himself as an expert.

Tips

usage

诩 almost always appears in 自诩 ('to boast of oneself'), which carries a clearly critical, mocking tone toward the boaster.

Components

radical

讠 yán

speech; words

讠 is the compressed left-side form of the speech radical 言. Fitting for 诩, which is all about big talk.

phonetic

羽 yǔ

feather; wing

羽 ('feather') supplies the sound, close to yǔ and shifting to xǔ. A memory hook: bragging is empty as a feather, all puff and no weight.

Stroke Order

诩 xǔ

Related Words

自诩 zìxǔ #27,360

to boast of oneself as / to pose as / to pride oneself on being

吹牛 chuīniú HSK 7-9 #7,315

to brag; to boast / to talk big

吹嘘 chuīxū #9,915

to boast; to brag / to lavish praise on; to talk up

谈话 tánhuà HSK 3 #1,393

to talk; to have a conversation / conversation; talk

夸夸其谈 kuākuā-qítán HSK 7-9 #20,828

to talk big / to boast and brag / to indulge in empty talk

瞎说 xiāshuō #7,345

to talk nonsense / to talk rubbish; to bullshit

炫耀 xuànyào HSK 7-9 #5,923

to show off / to flaunt / to boast

大鱼 dàyú #8,550

big fish / big shot; important person; major target

胡言乱语 húyán-luànyǔ #8,592

to talk nonsense; to speak gibberish / wild and incoherent talk; ravings

胡言 húyán #9,432

to talk nonsense; to babble / nonsense; rubbish talk