How to Write 骗 (piàn) — Meaning “To cheat or deceive”

Imagine a horse that looks flat (扁) because it is a fake horse made of cardboard—someone tries to sell it to you, but it is a trick. This visual of a deceptive flat horse helps link the shape to the meaning of cheating.

Write the left radical 马 with three strokes, keeping it narrow and compact. The right side 扁 has nine strokes, starting with the 户 (door) component, then the inner 冂 (wide enclosure) with two horizontal lines—make sure the overall character is balanced with the left side smaller.

骗 (piàn) means 'to cheat' and has a 扁 on the right, while 骊 (lí) means 'a black horse' with 丽 (beautiful) on the right. 骋 (chěng) means 'to gallop' and has a different right component. Their meanings are completely unrelated, so focus on the right-side parts.

You see 骗 in common words like 骗子 (swindler), 骗人 (to deceive people), and 欺骗 (to cheat). It often appears in news about fraud or lying, and calling someone a 骗子 is a strong accusation, so use it carefully.

Common words containing 骗 include: 骗子 (piàn zi) — Swindler or cheater; 骗人 (piàn rén) — To deceive people; 欺骗 (qī piàn) — to deceive; to cheat.